Rikers
New York detention
Rikers is shorthand for Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex in New York City.
Located in the East River, it houses inmates awaiting trial or serving short sentences.
The name evokes harsh conditions and systemic dysfunction: He spent six months on Rikers before his case was heard.
New York has announced plans to close the facility.
Detention facility
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- detentionTemporary official holding
- inmateConfined facility resident
- correctionalAimed at rehabilitation
cellblock · warden · solitary · lockup · custody · detainee · prisoner · corrections officer
Water-bounded land mass
- East RiverNYC tidal strait
- QueensEasternmost NYC district
- BronxNYC's northernmost borough
- LaGuardia AirportNew York City airport
Cruel or violent treatment
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- inhumaneCallously causing suffering
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
neglect · reform · litigation · human rights · investigation · expose · whistleblower · deaths
Charge-reading court session
- defendantParty facing charges
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
sentencing · plea · felony · misdemeanor · public defender · legal aid · pretrial detention · cash bail
jail
Detention facility
correctional · cellblock · warden · solitary · lockup · custody · detainee · prisoner · corrections officer · holding cell
island
Water-bounded land mass
- East RiverNYC tidal strait
- QueensEasternmost NYC district
- BronxNYC's northernmost borough
LaGuardia Airport · bridge · complex · facility · barge · NYC · New York City
abuse
Cruel or violent treatment
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- inhumaneCallously causing suffering
- misconductImproper professional behavior
corruption · neglect · reform · litigation · human rights · investigation · expose · whistleblower · deaths · lawsuits
arraignment
Charge-reading court session
- defendantParty facing charges
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- trialJudicial examination of claims
courtroom · sentencing · plea · felony · misdemeanor · public defender · legal aid · pretrial detention · cash bail · court date
Rikersfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · free world · home · civilian life · release
Rikersupstate
Region away from metropolis
Sing Sing · Attica · Auburn · state prison
- Rikers IslandNYC jail complex