Rikers Island jail complex

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf jail complex
gptkbp:accessibleBy gptkb:Rikers_Island_Bridge
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:Bronx
gptkb:Queens
gptkbp:area 413 acres
gptkbp:borough gptkb:The_Bronx
gptkbp:capacity approximately 10,000 inmates
gptkbp:closed 2027
gptkbp:criticizedFor poor conditions
lack of medical care
solitary confinement
high suicide rates
abuse of inmates
staff misconduct
gptkbp:district 22nd District
gptkbp:expansion planned for closure and redevelopment
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:New_York_City_Council
gptkbp:hasFacility gptkb:James_A._Thomas_Center
gptkb:Robert_N._Davoren_Complex
gptkb:Anna_M._Kross_Center
gptkb:Eric_M._Taylor_Center
gptkb:George_Motchan_Detention_Center
gptkb:George_R._Vierno_Center
gptkb:North_Infirmary_Command
gptkb:Otis_Bantum_Correctional_Center
gptkb:Rose_M._Singer_Center
gptkb:West_Facility
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rikers Island jail complex
gptkbp:inmatePopulation gptkb:women
men
juveniles
pretrial detainees
sentenced inmates
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:military
gptkb:murder
overcrowding
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:New_York
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:location gptkb:Rikers_Island
gptkbp:notableInmate gptkb:DMX
gptkb:Lil_Wayne
gptkb:Tupac_Shakur
gptkb:Sid_Vicious
gptkb:Plaxico_Burress
gptkb:Kalief_Browder
gptkbp:opened 1932
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:New_York_City_Department_of_Correction
gptkbp:postalCode 11370
gptkbp:subjectOf documentaries
news reports
public protests
legal investigations
federal oversight
reform efforts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:North_Infirmary_Command
gptkb:Otis_Bantum_Correctional_Center
gptkb:Rose_M._Singer_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7