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Bookmark or Share- Department of Correction - NYC.govCompleted in 1978, and named for DOC's second female commissioner, AMKC houses detained and sentenced male adults in a facility spread over 40 acres. AMKC is the largest facility on Rikers Island.
- 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...
- 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).
- 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...
- What Is Rikers Island? - The New York TimesRikers is a 400-acre island in the East River across from La Guardia Airport that serves as the principal jail complex for New York City. There are 10 jails on Rikers Island, including...
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