A judge found New York City in contempt of an agreement meant to improve jail conditions, setting the stage for a ...

A U.S. judge on Wednesday said she was leaning toward ordering a federal takeover of New York City's Rikers Island jail ...

The finding was a landmark in a court case that has stretched out over more than a decade. Plans for a receivership of New ...

A judge's scathing ruling Wednesday moves New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex a step closer to a federal ...

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers filed a legal claim alleging that he is receiving substandard medical treatment in unhygienic ...

NEW YORK -- A judge on Wednesday found New York City in contempt for failing to staunch violence and brutality at its jails, ...

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers filed a legal claim Tuesday against New York City, alleging the disgraced Hollywood mogul is ...

A judge ruled New York City is now in contempt over "grave" conditions at the Rikers Island prison complex, with a federal ...

A push by New York City jail officials to block people detained at Rikers Island from receiving physical mail was based on ...

Judge Laura Taylor Swain found the city in contempt on 18 separate counts, underscoring the city's failure to address issues ...