Rikers Island
New York jail
Rikers Island is New York City's main jail complex, located on an island in the East River between Queens and the Bronx.
It holds people awaiting trial or serving short sentences, not long-term prisoners.
The facility is notorious for violence, overcrowding, and poor conditions: He spent six months on Rikers before his case went to trial.
The name often appears simply as Rikers.
Detention facility
- correctional facilityInstitution housing convicted offenders
- inmateConfined facility resident
- cellblockPrison housing unit
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
custody · bail · remand · confinement · lockup · prisoner · detainee · corrections officer
NYC tidal strait
- QueensEasternmost NYC district
- BronxNYC's northernmost borough
- New York CityAmerica's largest city
- city jailLocal detention facility
Dishonest abuse of power
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- neglectFailure to provide care
violence · overcrowding · mental health crisis · reform · litigation · investigation · accountability · whistleblower
Having a terrible reputation
- notoriousFamous for negativity
- infamyExtreme public disgrace
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- disgraceLoss of honor
symbol · mass incarceration · pretrial detention · bail reform · criminal justice reform · The Island · documentary · journalism
jail
Detention facility
- correctional facilityInstitution housing convicted offenders
- inmateConfined facility resident
- cellblockPrison housing unit
warden · custody · bail · remand · confinement · lockup · prisoner · detainee · corrections officer · guard
East River
NYC tidal strait
- QueensEasternmost NYC district
- BronxNYC's northernmost borough
- New York CityAmerica's largest city
corruption
Dishonest abuse of power
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- misconductImproper professional behavior
neglect · violence · overcrowding · mental health crisis · reform · litigation · investigation · accountability · whistleblower · exposé
infamous
Having a terrible reputation
disgrace · symbol · mass incarceration · pretrial detention · bail reform · criminal justice reform · The Island · documentary · journalism · advocacy
- NY PrisonsSing Sing, Attica, Rikers, Clinton, Auburn
- prisonsprison, inmates, cells, prisons, prisoner
- Historic IslandsAlcatraz, Ellis Island, Elba, Devil's Island, Robben Island
- Prison Memoirsprison memoirs, prison letters, doing time, behind bars, hard time
- criminal trialarraignment, defense attorney, courtroom, criminal trial, prosecutor
- Mysterious IslandsAtlantis, Bermuda Triangle, Easter Island, Skull Island, Avalon
Rikers Islandfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · home · release · emancipation · free world
Rikers Islandopen prison
Low-restriction detention facility
Rikers IslandPark Avenue
Prestigious Manhattan residential street
Fifth Avenue · Manhattan · Upper East Side · Wall Street · Martha's Vineyard