Judge leaning toward federal takeover of New York City's Rikers jail
A U.S. judge on Wednesday said she was leaning toward ordering a federal takeover of New York City's Rikers Island jail ...
Blood-Spattered & Underwear-Soiled Harvey Weinstein Sues NYC For $5M Over “Deplorable Conditions” At Rikers Island Jail
Awaiting a new New York trial next year on additional sex crimes charges, Harvey Weinstein seems to be wishing he was ...
Judge rules NYC is in contempt over jail violence, moves Rikers Island closer to federal takeover
A judge's scathing ruling Wednesday moves New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex a step closer to a federal ...
Federal Judge Tells New York City To Brace for Takeover of Rikers After Contempt Finding
A federal judge ruled that New York City was in violation of 18 different provisions of a court-enforced plan to clean up the ...
New York City found in contempt over conditions in city jails
NEW YORK -- A judge on Wednesday found New York City in contempt for failing to staunch violence and brutality at its jails, ...
Judge finds New York City in contempt over jail conditions, moves closer to a federal takeover
US District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan said the city had placed incarcerated people in “unconstitutional danger” ...
Judge holds NYC in contempt over 'grave' prison conditions on Rikers Island, is 'inclined' to a federal takeover
A judge ruled New York City is now in contempt over "grave" conditions at the Rikers Island prison complex, with a federal ...
Harvey Weinstein's lawyers file complaint against NYC alleging poor medical care and 'gulag' conditions at Rikers Island
Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers filed a legal claim Tuesday against New York City, alleging the disgraced Hollywood mogul is ...
Judge Finds New York in Contempt, Clearing the Way for Rikers Takeover
The finding was a landmark in a court case that has stretched out over more than a decade. Plans for a receivership of New York City’s jails will be heard on Jan. 14.
Federal Judge Finds New York City in Contempt Over Jail Conditions
Judge Laura Taylor Swain found the city in contempt on 18 separate counts, underscoring the city's failure to address issues ...
New York City Held in Contempt Over Failure to Fix Rikers Island
A federal judge held New York City’s Department of Correction in contempt for failing to institute reforms at Rikers Island ...
NYC found in contempt over ‘grave’ conditions at Rikers Island — with fed takeover increasingly likely
New York City was found in contempt Wednesday over “grave” conditions at Rikers Island — as a judge said she was “inclined” to order a federal takeover of the ...