A distinguished New York City civil rights lawyer. A nationally recognized jail reformer who headed lockups in two different ...

A Correction captain on Rikers Island who cost the city $250,000 to settle a sexual misconduct claim has been named in yet ...

New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail is likely to be taken over by the federal government after a judge ruled the ...

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

Harvey Weinstein, Bellevue hospital, New York city Etienne Laurent/Getty Images/Icon Sportswire via AP Images Less than a ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Harvey Weinstein has been taken back to New York City's Bellevue Hospital for "emergent treatment due to an alarming blood ...

Violent conditions at Riker Island jail have left convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein covered in blood, soiled underwear & more ...