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  2. Rikers Island - Wikipedia

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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).

  3. NYC's Rikers Island jail spirals into chaos amid pandemic

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    In actuality, the city's jail population has risen by about 58%, topping 6,000 inmates at the end of last week after falling below 3,900 inmates as bail reforms took effect, arrests slowed and ...

  4. Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center - Wikipedia

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    United States. 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.

  5. New York City Department of Correction - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Rikers Island, one of America's most notorious jails, is now ...

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    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 ...

  7. Hundreds of lawsuits allege decades of sexual abuse at Rikers ...

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    December 5, 2023 at 4:01 PM. 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 ...

  8. Schizophrenia in the Prison System - WebMD

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    About 1 in 7 prison inmates and 1 in 4 people in jails have a serious mental illness. ... including the Los Angeles County Jail and New York's Rikers Island, house more mentally ill people than ...

  9. Anna M. Kross Center - Wikipedia

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    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]

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