The jury is still out on whether reforms – segregating the most violent inmates, a crackdown on smuggling, faster use-of-force investigations – will be effective.
George R. Vierno Center on Rikers Island, seen from the Bronx.
The Vernon C. Bain Center, a jail barge docked off the South Bronx.
The Brooklyn House of Detention. In the face…
A first-of-its-kind “social impact bond” project that tried to reduce recidivism among youths jailed on Rikers Island is being hailed as a success even though the results disappointed.
