The City Council was wrong to write a law purporting to ban solitary confinement on Rikers Island, as it would significantly ...

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 ...

U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered that an independent manager be appointed to oversee the notorious jail complex.

Last Tuesday, Laura Taylor Swain, the chief district judge for Manhattan federal court, ruled that she will soon appoint an independent “ remediation manager ” to enact stalled reforms. Swain ...

In her 77-page ruling, Manhattan Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain took aim at the city Correctiin Department for failing to act as the situation at Rikers has worsened.

Late last month, city Correction Department officials asked the jail oversight board to expand bed capacity in certain Rikers ...

Citing nearly a decade of cyclical reform and backsliding at Rikers, Chief U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York Laura Taylor Swain rejected a proposal from New York City to ...

Instead, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain said she would appoint an outside manager to “take all necessary steps” toward restoring order inside the jails and bringing the city into ...

Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain took control of New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex on Tuesday and appointed an official who reports to the court to run it.

In a 77-page decision, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan said she would select a "remediation manager," reporting directly to her, who will have broad powers to reform Rikers ...