Rikers is infamously horrible, but it's a jail, not a prison. It's run by NYC. http://www.vice.com/read/the-feds-are-suing-new-york-city-because-rikers-island-

Rikers is infamously horrible, but it's a jail, not a prison. It's run by NYC. http://www.vice.com/read/the-feds-are-suing-new-york-city-because-rikers-island-is-a-gitmo-style-hellhole-1218 http://www.vice.com/read/the-feds-are-suing-new-york-city-be...