Rikers Island jail complex

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/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