Rikers Island

Prison Profile for Rikers Island
Name: Rikers Island
Highest Security-level: maximum (Central Punitive Segregation Unit)
Population: 13,600 (as of 2002)
Capacity: 21,000
Facility Type: County Jail
City: Rikers Island, New York City
State/Province: New York
Country: United States
Opening Year: unknown
Death Row? No >
State's Execution Method: Lethal Injection
Homepage (DOC): official homepage
Famous Inmates: Guy Velella, Michael Kneitel, Troy Brown, Sonny "Newk" Rollins
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Gangs: Trinitarios (Patria), cited by user sources as "very frequent," numbering over 100    Neta Association (user report up to 50 members)    Latin Kings    Bloods    Crips    na_gang.html    Jamaican Posse    Dominicans Dont Play    MS-13    The Lost Boys    Albanian Boys Inc.    Vagabundos      


Drugs: (user reported)
  • marijuana
  • cocaine




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