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Rikers Island, NYC and Judge Laura Taylor Swain

The New York Times · 4d

Outside Official Will Take Over Deadly Rikers Island Jail, Judge Orders

Laura Taylor Swain, a federal judge, seized control of New York City’s lockups, which have been rife with violence and dysfunction.

Fox News on MSN · 3d

Federal judge seizes control of Rikers Island from NYC

A federal judge in New York has taken the extraordinary step of seizing control of the city’s troubled Rikers Island jail complex, one of the nation’s largest and most famous jails, which houses around 7,

Federal Judge Removes NYC Jails From Full Local Control, Will Appoint Outside Manager

Swain issued the order in Nunez v. City of New York, a 13-year-old class-action suit that the Legal Aid Society and the law firm Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady and Ward filed against the city over brutality in its jails.

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The Court-Ordered Takeover of Rikers Shows the Crisis in American Prisons and Jails

A federal judge on Monday stripped control of the Rikers Island jail complex from New York City and ordered the appointment ...

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When is game 5 of Knicks vs. Celtics in the Eastern Conference semis?: Time, channel, Tatum status

What to Know New York City will no longer fully control its jail system, including the long-troubled Rikers Island complex, ...

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