New York City's primary jail complex is found in Rikers Island. It is for subjects that await trial for their ongoing cases or for those who are serving up to one year of jail time. The complex is composed of ten jails and it holds local offenders who most likely are awaiting trial or those who cannot afford, cannot obtain or were not given permeation to bail. The Island is exclusive only for those serving sentences for one year or less, and only for those on temporary hold and are for pending transfer to another facility. Although the island itself is technically part of Bronx, one must enter the island from Queens through the Francis Buono Bridge.
Rikers Island, named after the island which it sits on, is referred to as the world's largest penal colony. It was originally owned by the Ryker family and was bought later on the by New York City government in 1884 for $180,000 to be used as a jail farm. By 1932, a jail for men was built on the island to replace the dilapidated jail on Blackwell's Island. Its first penitentiary building completed in 1935 was called HDM or the House of Detention for Men and was called HDM or the House of Detention for Men. Later on, it was converted into a maximum security facility called the James A. Thomas Center.
Operated by the New York City Department of Correction, the jail complex as of now receives a budget of $860 million a year, a staff of $7,000 officers and 1,500 civilians to control an inmate population of 14,000. As reported by the United States Census Bureau, the official permanent population of the island was 11,355 as of 2009.
The following correctional facilities can be found in the Island: Otis Bantum Correctional Center (OBCC), Robert N. Davoren Complex (RNDC, formerly ARDC), Anna M. Kross Center (AMKC), George Motchan Detention Center (GMDC), North Infirmary Command (NIC), Rose M. Singer Center (RMSC), Eric M. Taylor Center (EMTC, formerly CIFM), James A. Thomas Center (JATC), George R. Vierno Center (GRVC) and West Facility (WF).
Rose M. Singer is the facility which houses women. Eric M. Taylor and Robert N. Davoren house male adolescents. There is a North Infirmary which provides medical care for the inmates while the West Facility houses inmates who carries contagious diseases. Rikers Island inmates are normally transported to the Elmhurst Hospital Center for additional medical care.
There are currently 14,000 inmates on Rikers Island, 7,000 staff members and 1,500 civilians who are employed in Rikers Island. During the 1990s and from then on, the crime rate on Rikers Island dropped dramatically and the place is nowhere near as dangerous as it used to be. However, it is still a jail and some inmates may be violent, with the guards not always being able to maintain full control.
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Rikers Island was originally owned by the Ryker family.
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