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Rikers Island, o più semplicemente Rikers, è una piccola isola compresa nel territorio della città di New York. L'isola è sede di una delle istituzioni penitenziarie e delle istituzioni mentali più grandi del mondo ed è stata descritta come la prigione più famosa di New York.
Rikers Island is a 413-acre (167.14-hectare) prison island in the East River in the Bronx that contains New York City's largest jail. Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was originally under 100 acres (40 ha) in size, but has since grown to more than 400 acres (160 ha).
20 ott 2019 · Rikers Island: Tales from inside New York's notorious jail. 20 October 2019. By Rosie Blunt,BBC News. Getty Images. The campaign to shut down Rikers, famous for cruelty and abuse, has been...
15 mag 2024 · Rikers Island, island in the East River near the entrance of Bowery Bay, north of La Guardia Airport, New York, New York, U.S. Politically part of the borough of the Bronx (north), Rikers Island is joined to the borough of Queens by a bridge (inaccessible to the public).
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18 ott 2019 · Rikers Island, a New York jail notorious for the grim stories of cruelty and abuse that emerged from behind its walls, and for its infamous inmates - among them Tupac...
22 mar 2019 · Learn how Rikers Island, the city's notorious jail complex, was born in disaster and corruption, and faced overcrowding, riots and lawsuits for decades. Explore archival photos and documents that reveal the island's troubled past and uncertain future.
5 apr 2017 · Rikers is a 400-acre island in the East River across from La Guardia Airport that serves as the principal jail complex for New York City. There are 10 jails on Rikers Island, including...
