Rikers Island

E3071

correctional facility jail complex penal institution

Rikers Island is a large New York City jail complex located in the East River between Queens and the Bronx, known for housing thousands of detainees and for its troubled history of violence and poor conditions.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Rikers Island canonical	58
Rikers Island jail complex	19
Rikers Island, East Elmhurst, NY	2
Bronx-Queens border area (Rikers Island)	1
George Motchan Detention Center (closed)	1
New York City Department of Correction Rikers Island facilities	1
New York City jail complex	1
Otis Bantum Correctional Center	1
Rikers Island building	1
Rikers Island correctional facilities	1
Rikers Island jail complexes	1
Rikers Island, East Elmhurst, New York	1

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	correctional facility ⓘ jail complex ⓘ penal institution ⓘ
closureAnnouncedBy	New York City government ⓘ
closurePlanTimeframe	early 2020s to early 2030s (phased closure plan) ⓘ
connectedBy	Rikers Island Bridge ⓘ
connectedTo	Queens (via Rikers Island Bridge) ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
hasArea	approximately 167 hectares ⓘ approximately 413 acres ⓘ
hasCapacity	several thousand detainees ⓘ
hasFacility	Anna M. Kross Center ⓘ Eric M. Taylor Center (formerly CIFM) ⓘ Rikers Island self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: George Motchan Detention Center (closed) George R. Vierno Center ⓘ James A. Thomas Center (closed) ⓘ North Infirmary Command ⓘ Rikers Island self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Otis Bantum Correctional Center Robert N. Davoren Center ⓘ Rose M. Singer Center ⓘ West Facility ⓘ
hasIssue	delays in medical treatment ⓘ gang activity ⓘ high rates of inmate-on-inmate violence ⓘ high rates of staff-on-inmate violence ⓘ staffing shortages ⓘ suicides and self-harm incidents ⓘ unsanitary conditions ⓘ use of solitary confinement ⓘ
hasLegalStatus	subject to federal oversight agreements in the 2010s ⓘ
hasNotableInmate	DMX ⓘ Dominique Strauss-Kahn ⓘ Foxy Brown ⓘ Harvey Weinstein ⓘ Kalief Browder ⓘ Lil Wayne ⓘ Peter Gatien ⓘ Plaxico Burress ⓘ Shmurda (Bobby Shmurda) ⓘ Sid Vicious ⓘ Tekashi 6ix9ine ⓘ Tupac Shakur ⓘ
hasReputationFor	abuse of detainees ⓘ inadequate medical care ⓘ overcrowding ⓘ poor conditions ⓘ violence ⓘ
inception	1930s (as a jail complex) ⓘ
locatedIn	East River ⓘ New York City ⓘ between the boroughs of Queens and the Bronx ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	borough of the Bronx (for administrative purposes) ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction	New York ⓘ surface form: State of New York
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
namedAfter	Abraham Rycken (Riker) ⓘ
operatedBy	New York City Department of Correction ⓘ
ownedBy	New York City ⓘ surface form: City of New York
partOf	New York City Department of Correction ⓘ surface form: New York City jail system
plannedToBeReplacedBy	smaller borough-based jails in New York City ⓘ
subjectOf	civil rights investigations ⓘ media reports on jail violence ⓘ numerous lawsuits ⓘ
usedFor	housing detainees awaiting transfer to state prison ⓘ pre-trial detention ⓘ short-term post-conviction sentences ⓘ

Referenced by (88)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East River → hasIsland → Rikers Island ⓘ

Rikers Island → hasFacility → Rikers Island self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Otis Bantum Correctional Center

Rikers Island → hasFacility → Rikers Island self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: George Motchan Detention Center (closed)

LaGuardia Airport → locatedNear → Rikers Island ⓘ

South Brother Island → locatedNear → Rikers Island ⓘ

New York City Department of Correction → hasFacility → Rikers Island ⓘ

Anna M. Kross Center → locatedIn → Rikers Island ⓘ

Anna M. Kross Center → partOf → Rikers Island ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rikers Island jail complex

Anna M. Kross Center → hasAddressLocality → Rikers Island ⓘ

Anna M. Kross Center → isOnIsland → Rikers Island ⓘ

Anna M. Kross Center → hasCategory → Rikers Island ⓘ

North Infirmary Command → partOf → Rikers Island ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rikers Island jail complex

North Infirmary Command → location → Rikers Island ⓘ

North Infirmary Command → locatedOn → Rikers Island ⓘ

North Infirmary Command → partOf → Rikers Island ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Department of Correction Rikers Island facilities

West Facility → partOf → Rikers Island ⓘ

West Facility → locatedIn → Rikers Island ⓘ

West Facility → isOnIsland → Rikers Island ⓘ

West Facility → isWithinComplex → Rikers Island ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rikers Island jail complex

West Facility → isOneOf → Rikers Island ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rikers Island jail complexes

West Facility → category → Rikers Island ⓘ

Queens (via Rikers Island Bridge) → connectedTo → Rikers Island ⓘ

subject surface form: Queens

Queens (via Rikers Island Bridge) → hasPrimaryVehicularAccessTo → Rikers Island ⓘ

subject surface form: Queens

Queens (via Rikers Island Bridge) → connects → Rikers Island ⓘ

subject surface form: Rikers Island Bridge

Queens (via Rikers Island Bridge) → hasFacility → Rikers Island ⓘ

subject surface form: Rikers Island

this entity surface form: New York City jail complex

Queens (via Rikers Island Bridge) → locatedOn → Rikers Island ⓘ

subject surface form: New York City jail complex

Kalief Browder → detainedAt → Rikers Island ⓘ

George R. Vierno Center → locatedIn → Rikers Island ⓘ

George R. Vierno Center → partOf → Rikers Island ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rikers Island jail complex

George R. Vierno Center → island → Rikers Island ⓘ

Robert N. Davoren Center → locatedIn → Rikers Island ⓘ

Robert N. Davoren Center → isPartOf → Rikers Island ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rikers Island jail complex

Abraham Rycken (Riker) → residence → Rikers Island ⓘ

subject surface form: Abraham Rycken

Abraham Rycken (Riker) → placeOfActivity → Rikers Island ⓘ

subject surface form: Abraham Rycken

Rose M. Singer Center → locatedIn → Rikers Island ⓘ

Rose M. Singer Center → partOf → Rikers Island ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rikers Island jail complex

Rose M. Singer Center → streetAddress → Rikers Island ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rikers Island, East Elmhurst, NY

James A. Thomas Center (closed) → locatedIn → Rikers Island ⓘ

subject surface form: James A. Thomas Center

James A. Thomas Center (closed) → partOf → Rikers Island ⓘ

subject surface form: James A. Thomas Center

this entity surface form: Rikers Island jail complex

James A. Thomas Center (closed) → category → Rikers Island ⓘ

subject surface form: James A. Thomas Center

this entity surface form: Rikers Island building

Eric M. Taylor Center (formerly CIFM) → location → Rikers Island ⓘ

subject surface form: Eric M. Taylor Center

Eric M. Taylor Center (formerly CIFM) → partOf → Rikers Island ⓘ

subject surface form: Eric M. Taylor Center

this entity surface form: Rikers Island jail complex

Eric M. Taylor Center (formerly CIFM) → island → Rikers Island ⓘ

subject surface form: Eric M. Taylor Center

Eric M. Taylor Center (formerly CIFM) → category → Rikers Island ⓘ

subject surface form: Eric M. Taylor Center

Rikers Island Bridge → connects → Rikers Island ⓘ

Rikers Island Bridge → connectsTo → Rikers Island ⓘ

Rikers Island Bridge → accesses → Rikers Island ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rikers Island jail complex

Rikers Island Bridge → isSoleVehicularAccessTo → Rikers Island ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rikers Island jail complex

Rikers Island Bridge → namedAfter → Rikers Island ⓘ