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Rikers Island () is New York City's main jail complex,〔(Dr. Emily Senay, M.D., M.P.H. ), CBS News. Accessed July 27, 2007. "In addition to making house calls for homebound patients in Manhattan through Betances Health Unit, Dr. Senay has worked in a variety of clinical settings including Rikers Island, New York City's largest jail..."〕 as well as the name of the island on which it sits, in the East River between Queens and the mainland Bronx, adjacent to the runways of LaGuardia Airport. Supposedly named after Abraham Rycken,〔 the island is home to one of the world's largest correctional institutions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/compost/operations_rikers.shtml )〕 The island itself is part of the Bronx, though it is included as part of Queens Community Board 1 and has a Queens ZIP code of 11370.〔(Tax Block & Tax Lot Base Map Files on CD-ROM ), New York City Department of City Planning. Accessed July 26, 2007. "Similar to the Marble Hill situation is that of Rikers Island. Rikers Island is part of the Borough of The Bronx. However, it is administratively included in Queens Community District 1."〕 The jail complex, operated by the New York City Department of Correction, has a budget of $860 million a year, a staff of 9,000 officers and 1,500 civilians managing 100,000 admissions per year and an average daily population of 14,000 inmates.〔 However, it is notorious for abuse and neglect of prisoners in recent years, which has attracted increased media and judicial scrutiny that resulted in numerous rulings against the New York City government. In May 2013, Rikers Island ranked as one of the ten worst prisons in the United States, based on reporting in ''Mother Jones'' magazine.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=America's 10 Worst Prisons: Rikers Island )〕 ==Complex and facilities== The Rikers Island complex, which consists of ten jails, holds local offenders who are awaiting trial and cannot afford, obtain, or were not given bail from a judge; those serving sentences of one year or less; and those temporarily placed there pending transfer to another facility.〔 Rikers Island is therefore not a prison, which typically holds offenders serving longer-term sentences. It is home to ten of the New York City Department of Corrections' fifteen facilities and can accommodate up to 15,000 prisoners.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/doc/html/about/about_doc.shtml )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/doc/html/about/facilities-overview.shtml )〕 Facilities located on the island include 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) (no longer used to house inmates),〔 George R. Vierno Center (GRVC) and West Facility (WF). The Bantum, Kross, Motchan, and Vierno house detained male adults. Taylor houses sentenced male adolescents and adults. Davoren primarily houses male inmates who are of ages 16 through 18. Singer houses detained and sentenced female adolescents and adults. North Infirmary primarily houses inmates who require medical attention from an infirmary. West Facility houses inmates who have diseases that are contagious.〔 The average daily inmate population on the island is about 14,000,〔 although it can hold a maximum of 15,000.〔 The daytime population (including staff) can be 20,000 or more.〔Barth, Kodi. ("A City of Jails" ). Accessed December 31, 2008〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.correctionhistory.org/html/chronicl/nycdoc/html/jailist1.html )〕 The only access to the island is from Queens, over the unmarked 4,200-foot (1.28 km) three-lane Francis Buono Bridge, dedicated on November 22, 1966, by Mayor John Lindsay. Before the bridge was constructed, the only access to the island was by ferry. Transportation is also provided by the MTA Regional Bus Operations route.〔(Queens Bus Map ), mta.info〕 There are also privately operated shuttles that connect the parking lot at the south end to the island. Bus service within the island for visitors visiting inmates is provided by the New York City Department of Correction. The North Infirmary Command, which used to be called the Rikers Island Infirmary, is used to house inmates requiring extreme protective custody, inmates with special health needs, mentally ill inmates, and inmates undergoing drug detoxification, as well as some regular inmates. The rest of the facilities, all built in the last 67 years, make up this city of jails. There is also the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center, a floating barge (described below). New York City's jail system has become something of a small town. There are schools, medical clinics, ball fields, chapels, gyms, drug rehab programs, grocery stores, barbershops, a bakery, a laundromat, a power plant, a track, a tailor shop, a print shop, a bus depot and even a car wash. It is also home to a large composting facility.〔 Rikers Island has been referred to as the world's largest penal colony.〔"(Captive Audience )." ''NYC24''. Retrieved on April 3, 2009.〕 For comparison, Europe's largest correctional facility, Fleury-Mérogis Prison sits on and houses 3,800 prisoners. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rikers Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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