Once more, Manhattan Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain has found the city and the Department of Correction in contempt of court — 18 counts this time around — for a lack of progress in correcting the ...

FILE - The Rikers Island jail complex is shown in the Bronx borough of New York, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will no longer fully control its ...

FILE - The Rikers Island jail complex is shown in the Bronx borough of New York, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Wednesday found New York City in ...

St. Barnabas plans to spend $5 million from a foundation grant to apply for nursing accreditation programs. By James Barron Laura Taylor Swain, a federal judge, seized control of New York City’s ...

New York City will no longer fully control its jail system, including the long-troubled Rikers Island complex, after a federal judge found the city had failed to stem spiraling dysfunction and ...

NEW YORK — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an independent outside official will take control of Rikers Island from New York City in a sweeping ruling aimed at fixing years of violence and ...

New York Judge Laura Taylor Swain has taken over the Rikers Island jail complex due to ongoing alleged constitutional violations, including violence and neglect. This followed a contempt ruling in ...

Southern District Judge Laura Taylor Swain has been selected to preside over Puerto Rico's bankruptcy-protection filing, which may lead to the largest municipal debt restructuring in U.S. history. In ...

U.S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain said at Wednesday's hearing certain issues should be addressed first and others postponed to later. The judge in the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority ...

FILE - The Rikers Island jail complex is shown in the Bronx borough of New York, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) (Ted Shaffrey, Copyright 2024 ...