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  Additional material for Court TV's documentary,
"Rikers: Command and Control"
 
Rikers Island, New York City
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Otis Bantum Correctional Center Anna M. Kross Center West Facility Eric M. Taylor Center Adolescent Reception Center George R. Vierno Center Rose M. Singer Center George Motchan Detention Center James A. Thomas Center North Infirmary Command
 
       
   Tube Mitts Restraints used to move prisoners.  
       
   Nova Tech Stun Shield. Plexiglas shields that jolt a prisoner with 50,000 volts of electricity.  
       
   Line Scan x-ray machines determine if prisoners are hiding weapons in mattresses, etc.  
       
   B.O.S.S. Chair, an x-ray machine that will ascertain if a prisoner is concealing weapons within a body cavity.  
       
 
     
   History, Population, Costs, more.  
 
     
 

 "Roaming Rikers" by Jennifer Gonnerman; "The Village Voice," December 13, 2000.

 New York City's Department of Correction's description of the ten jails on Rikers Island along with photographs of the facilities.

 Overview of the New York City Department of Correction.

 New York City Department of Correction homepage.

 Timeline for NYC corrections system from 1600's through 1800's.

 Department of Correction flag.

 
 
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