Rose M. Singer Center

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The Rose M. Singer Center is the primary women’s jail facility located on Rikers Island in New York City.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Rikers Island jail
correctional facility
women's jail
alsoKnownAs RMSC
Rosie’s
borough The Bronx
city New York City
coordinates 40.790°N 73.880°W
country United States
genderOfInmates female
governingBody New York City Department of Correction
hasCapacity approximately 800 inmates
hasFacilityType jail
hasInmatePopulationType pretrial detainees
sentenced inmates
hasProgram educational programs for inmates
mental health services
parenting programs for inmates
substance abuse treatment programs
hasSpecialUnit mental health housing units
mothers and infants program unit
protective custody units
hasTypeOfInmate adult women
transgender women (in some units)
inception 1988
isPartOfSystem New York City jail system
jurisdiction New York City
New York State
legalStatus municipal jail facility
locatedIn New York City
New York State
Rikers Island
United States
namedAfter Rose M. Singer
operatedBy New York City Department of Correction
ownedBy City of New York
partOf New York City Department of Correction facilities
Rikers Island jail complex
postalCode 11370
primaryFunction detention of women awaiting trial or serving short sentences
publicTransitAccess Rikers Island shuttle bus from Queens
region Northeastern United States
regionServed New York City
five boroughs of New York City
securityClassification medium security
minimum security
streetAddress Rikers Island, East Elmhurst, NY
subjectTo New York City Board of Correction oversight

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Rikers Island
hasFacility

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