Rikers Island
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rikers-island-170-2533387
title:
Rikers Island
text:
Rikers Island is a 413-acre (167.14-hectare) prison island in the East River in the Bronx that contains New York City's largest jail. Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was originally under 100 acres (40 ha) in size, but has since grown to more than 400 acres (160 ha). The first stages of expansion were accomplished largely by convict labor hauling in ashes for landfill. The island is politically part of the Bronx, with a bridge being the only acces
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
New York City island and jail complex
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikers_Island
date created:
2004-06-06T01:41:17Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T22:40:16Z
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13
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