Jonah E. Bromwich and Jan Ransom

Ricardo Cruciani’s death, just weeks after his conviction, was a suspected suicide. He was the 12th person to die this year in custody or shortly...

At a hearing, a federal judge granted the officials more time to address rampant violence and disorder inside the city jail system.

Damian Williams wrote that his office might have no choice but to seek “aggressive relief” for the serious problems at the jail.