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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 is among the world's largest jails - it is perched on a 413 acre (167 hectare) island between Queens and the Bronx and holds about 7,000 inmates, down from more than 20,000 at its...
15 set 2021 · New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex has long had a reputation for brutal conditions, but in recent months the situation inside has spun out of control. Ten people incarcerated...
3 gen 2022 · Rikers Island, l'isola penitenziario di New York è una Cayenna anche per le guardie - la Repubblica. di Massimo Basile. La città più ricca del mondo ha un carcere medievale: sebbene abbia la...
