Southern District Judge Laura Swain, who's presiding over a Legal Aid Society lawsuit against the Department of Corrections, ...

A federal judge on Wednesday found New York City in contempt for failing to address violence and deteriorating conditions at ...

All the parties in the decade-old 'Nunez case' must now decide on the parameters and qualifications of a third-party overseer ...

Chief U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain found the prison was in contempt of orders to improve the 'grave' conditions ...

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

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

A federal judge has ruled New York City in contempt for failing to address dangerous conditions in its jails, particularly at ...

The judge said the city had placed incarcerated people in “unconstitutional danger” by failing to comply with 18 separate ...

Awaiting a new New York trial next year on more sex crimes charges, Harvey Weinstein seems to be wishing he was spending ...

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

Chief U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan said the city and its Department of Correction were in contempt of ...