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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 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).
Of the more than 2,500 lawsuits filed under a special New York law, nearly 20% allege sexual violence against current or former prisoners at the infamous Rikers Island facilities.
A pair of federal immigration bigwigs on Thursday called for the long-shuttered ICE office at the Rikers Island jail complex to reopen — one day after The Post reported on a similar plea from a ...
Harvey Weinstein's lawyers have accused Rikers Island and Bellevue Hospital staff of failing to provide him with proper medical care while he's in jail.. According to a claim notice that attorney ...
George Motchan Detention Center; Harold A. Wildstein; James A. Thomas Center; Ludlow Street Jail; Manhattan Detention Complex; Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York (may reopen) New York Women's House of Detention; Queens Detention Complex; Raymond Street Jail; Spofford Juvenile Center; Sugar house prisons (New York) Vernon C. Bain ...
(The Center Square) – New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail is likely to be taken over by the federal government after a judge ruled the city in contempt of court for failing to deal with ...
Jeanette Merrill, spokeswoman for the city’s Correctional Health Services division, said that as of Sunday, the COVID positivity rate throughout Rikers averaged over seven days stood at 5.17%.