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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 is the main correctional facility. Horizon Juvenile Center serves as the juvenile facility. The final juvenile inmates on Rikers Island were moved to Horizon in 2018. [14] The move was prompted by a law passed by New York state in 2017 requiring that juvenile inmates under 18 be housed separately from adults. [15]
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.
At least 12 people have died this year inside of New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex, raising concerns about the safety and oversight of the inmates.
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.
Bayview Correctional Facility. Bridewell (New York City jail) Brooklyn Detention Complex. 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.
Both the Taylor Center and the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center had been handling intake before plans to close Rikers started going into effect. Inmates line up in Rikers Island's George Motchan ...