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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).
Oct 20, 2019 · This week New York City Council voted to close Rikers Island jail, which has housed high-profile inmates including Tupac Shakur, Sid Vicious, and Mark David Chapman - the man who killed John...
Mar 26, 2024 · New York is leading a historic decarceration plan to close Rikers Island and replace it with a smaller network of safer modern jails.
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 at...
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.
Mar 6, 2024 · It’s looking increasingly unlikely that New York City officials will shutter Rikers Island by the legally mandated August 2027 deadline. New York City Budget Director Jacques Jiha’s statement at a recent preliminary budget hearing that the four smaller borough-based jails slated to replace the notorious jails complex won’t be completed in time.
Oct 18, 2019 · Rikers Island, a New York jail notorious for the grim stories of cruelty and abuse that emerged from behind its walls, and for its infamous inmates - among them Tupac...
Oct 18, 2019 · 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 complex with nearly 10,000 beds, by...
Oct 5, 2021 · Rikers Island has been notorious for violence and neglect for decades. But detainees, corrections officers and officials tell us the New York City jail complex has plunged into a new state of emergency.
The Department of Correction’s (DOC) existing sites on Rikers Island, and those in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx (the Barge), were built more than 40 years ago and have severe operational challenges.
