Ryker's Island

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf jail complex
gptkbp:access via Rikers Island Bridge
gptkbp:area 413 acres
gptkbp:borough gptkb:The_Bronx
gptkbp:capacity approx. 10,000
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Benjamin_Ward_Visit_Center
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
Kross Center
multiple jail facilities
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:murder
poor conditions
calls for reform
inmate deaths
gptkbp:coordinates 40.7906°N 73.8856°W
gptkbp:expansion landfill
replace with borough-based jails
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:film
gptkb:music
gptkb:television
gptkbp:function short-term sentences
pretrial detention
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:New_York_City_Department_of_Correction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ryker's Island
gptkbp:inmatePopulation varies, often 5,000-10,000
gptkbp:island artificially expanded island
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:New_York
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:location gptkb:East_River
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Abraham_Rycken
gptkbp:notableFor controversies over conditions
largest jail complex in the US
planned closure
gptkbp:notableInmate gptkb:Lil_Wayne
gptkb:Tupac_Shakur
gptkb:Harvey_Weinstein
gptkb:Sid_Vicious
gptkb:Plaxico_Burress
gptkbp:opened 1932
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:New_York_City_Department_of_Correction
gptkbp:originalSize 90 acres
gptkbp:plannedClosureYear 2027
gptkbp:postalAddressBorough gptkb:Queens
gptkbp:staffedBy gptkb:military
medical staff
correction officers
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Eastern_Time_Zone
gptkbp:website https://www.nyc.gov/site/doc/about/visit-rykers-island.page
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Punisher_(2005_video_game)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7