A barge moored off the South Bronx coastline that was once seen as an answer to New York City’s overcrowded jails will be replaced by a strategic marine terminal in Hunts Point. Opened in 1992 ...

Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday that the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center barge in Hunts Point—which previously housed overflow population from Rikers Island jails—will be removed, and the ...

The barge, located across from Rikers Island, had been marred by controversy at points during its more than 30-year history.

Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday that the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center barge in Hunts Point—which previously housed overflow population from Rikers Island jails—will be removed, and the area ...

Rikers Island is set to close in he coming years and to be replaced by the opening of new borough-based jails. The Bronx County jail is due to open on the grounds of the former Lincoln Hospital and ...

Built by Avondale Shipyard in Louisiana, the 625' Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center was opened in 1992 to relieve overcrowding at Rikers Island. The 800-bed jail barge, nicknamed "The Boat," has been ...

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Even in a place like Rikers Island, light can break through. This year’s pre-Shavuos celebration transformed the prison into ...

Two prisoners died just over an hour apart Friday — one at Rikers Island, and one after a medical emergency on a bus en route ...