Proper noun
Rikers
(US, informal) Rikers Island, an island housing New York City's main jail complex.
A cell in an enhanced supervision housing unit on Rikers Island pictured in 2015. Source: Internet
At least 38 people have tested positive for coronavirus in New York City jails, including at the notorious Rikers Island jail complex, the board that oversees the city’s jail system said Saturday. Source: Internet
Criminal justice experts said the dysfunction of the system led to the high-profile decision to close Rikers Island in New York. Source: Internet
A Detainee at Rikers Island Was Cleared for Release Because of the Coronavirus. Source: Internet
Confirmed cases at Rikers went from one to 200 in under two weeks. Source: Internet
"Governors and people who run jails and prisons in this country need to take the pandemic in Rikers as a warning,” Jones says. Source: Internet