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Rikers Island is a 413-acre (167.14-hectare) prison island in the East River in the Bronx that contains New York City's largest jail. 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).
Sep 15, 2021 · New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex has long had a reputation for brutal conditions, but in recent months the situation inside has spun out of control. Ten people incarcerated...
Oct 20, 2019 · Rikers Island: Tales from inside New York's notorious jail. 20 October 2019. By Rosie Blunt,BBC News. Getty Images. The campaign to shut down Rikers, famous for cruelty and abuse, has been...
GENERAL INFORMATION. About Rikers Island & the Borough-Based Jail System. In October 2019, the former New York City Council passed, and former Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law, land use plans to create four modern jail facilities and permanently close the jails on Rikers Island.
We are closing Rikers Island. New York is leading a historic decarceration plan to close Rikers Island and replace it with a smaller network of safer modern jails. EXPLORE PLAN. Latest Updates. Brooklyn Facility – Advisory Notice (Heavy Machinery Delivery) – 5/10/24. Download Document »
Oct 18, 2019 · Damon Winter/The New York Times. Rikers Island, one of the country’s most notorious correctional facilities, is closing. The City Council approved plans on Thursday to close Rikers, a jail...
May 15, 2024 · Rikers Island, island in the East River near the entrance of Bowery Bay, north of La Guardia Airport, New York, New York, U.S. Politically part of the borough of the Bronx (north), Rikers Island is joined to the borough of Queens by a bridge (inaccessible to the public). The island was owned from.
