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Bookmark or Share- Here's Why Rikers Island Is in Crisis - The New York TimesNew 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...
- Rikers Island: Tales from inside New York's notorious jail - BBCGetty Images. Vidal explains that Rikers is a "toxic island", built on waste and positioned near the airport. The detention centre is due to close by 2026 and will be replaced by four new jails...
- New York's infamous Rikers Island jail is to close - BBCRikers Island is among the world's largest jails - it is perched on a 413 acre (167 hectare) island between Queens and the Bronx and holds about 7,000 inmates, down from more than 20,000 at its...
- Rikers Island - WikipediaRikers 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).
- Rikers Island | New York, Map, History, & Facts | BritannicaRikers 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).
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