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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 8,949 uniformed officers and 2,027 civilian staff, [3] has 543 vehicles, and ...
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s probably the last place a mom wants to spend Mother’s Day with her kids. But a family visiting space at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex is a ...
10474. Country. 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 ...
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).
A court-appointed monitor is urging a judge to begin contempt proceedings against New York City over conditions at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex, setting the stage for a potential ...
Facing the looming prospect of a federal takeover, New York City’s troubled Rikers Island jail complex is failing to meet a court-ordered requirement to properly clean and maintain its ...
Darcel Denise Clark (born April 2, 1962) is an American attorney and prosecutor who has served as the Bronx County District Attorney since 2016. Clark is the first woman to hold that office, and the first woman of color to serve as a district attorney in the history of the State of New York.
Updated March 25, 2024 at 2:05 PM. Seth Wenig. The man known as one of New York City’s “most notoriously negligent landlords” was briefly hospitalized after an attack at Rikers Island ...