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Rikers Island is a 413-acre (167.14-hectare) [1] [2] prison island in the East River in the Bronx [3] that contains New York City's largest jail. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was originally under 100 acres (40 ha) in size, but has since grown to more than 400 acres (160 ha).
The Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center ( VCBC; also known as the Vernon C. Bain Maritime Facility [2] and nicknamed "The Boat" [3]) was an 800-bed jail barge used to hold inmates for the New York City Department of Corrections. The barge was anchored off the Bronx 's southern shore, across from Rikers Island, near Hunts Point.
Rikers Island, a 413-acre island in the East River between Queens and the Bronx, houses an estimated 6,000 inmates, the majority of which are awaiting trial and have not been convicted of a crime ...
The New York City Department of Correction ( NYCDOC) is the branch of the municipal government of New York City [1] responsible for the custody, control, and care of New York City 's imprisoned population, housing the majority of them on Rikers Island. [2] It employs 7,060 uniformed officers and 1,727 civilian staff, has 543 vehicles, and ...
New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex, troubled by years of neglect, has spiraled into turmoil during the coronavirus pandemic. "In our office's 50 years of monitoring the city ...
New York City lawmakers voted Thursday to close the notorious Rikers Island jail complex, which has become synonymous with violence and neglect, and replace it with four smaller jails intended to ...
AMKC was completed in 1978, and was initially known as C-95. [1] It is located on 18-18 Hazen Street, East Elmhurst, NY. [2] AMKC is spread over 40 acres of land. [1] It was named for former NY Corrections Commissioner Anna M. Kross, [3] AMKC is the largest jail on Riker's Island. [4]
Rikers Island consists mainly of men’s jail facilities that house around 6,000 people. Child-friendly exhibits will be added to those facilities over the next year, the museum said in a statement.