Rikers Island

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:hasCapacity approximately 10,000 inmates
gptkbp:hasFocusOn activist campaigns
gptkbp:hasGoals overcrowding
poor living conditions
gptkbp:hasPrograms rehabilitation
gptkbp:hasTheme numerous riots
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rikers Island
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy gptkb:helicopter
ferry
closed by 2027
gptkbp:isConnectedTo various legal cases
Bronx_via_bridges
Queens_via_bridges
gptkbp:isFeaturedIn documentaries
films
gptkbp:isHomeTo work release programs
mental health facilities
female correctional facilities
male correctional facilities
youth detention facilities
various inmate programs
multiple correctional facilities
various inmate support programs
the_largest_jail_complex_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:isKnownFor high-profile criminal cases
its controversial history
high rates of violence
its isolation from the mainland
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:isLocatedNear gptkb:John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport
gptkb:LaGuardia_Airport
gptkbp:isManagedBy gptkb:New_York_City_Department_of_Correction
gptkbp:isNamedAfter gptkb:Richard_Riker
gptkbp:isOftenMadeWith lack of transparency
criminal justice issues
prison reform debates
high suicide rates
lack of mental health services
lack of educational programs
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:East_River
New_York_City_jail_system
New_York_City_criminal_justice_system
New_York_City_Department_of_Correction's_facilities
New_York_City_correctional_system
gptkbp:isSubjectTo legal reforms
public scrutiny
ongoing investigations
gptkbp:isSurroundedBy water
Rikers_Island_Channel
gptkbp:isUsedFor jail and prison facilities
gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn 1932