The
Vernon C. Bain Center (VCBC) is an 800-bed jail barge used to hold
inmates for New York City as part of the New York City Department of
Corrections as part of the vast Rikers Island jail complex. Built in New
Orleans for $161 million and brought to New York in 1992 to reduce
overcrowding in the island's land-bound buildings for a lower price
under a David Dinkins-led crime initiative, it is designed to handle
inmates from medium- to maximum-security in 16 dormitories and 100
cells. Due to the facility being on the water, a minimum of three
maritime crew is maintained under Coast Guard regulations. 07 more images after the break...
It
was opened in 1992 and was named for Vernon C. Bain, a warden who died
in a car accident. In the same accident, Officer Theresa M. Brown and
her nine year old daughter Tracy Hope Diaz were severely injured. It has
been used by the city of New York, as a prison, but has also
temporarily held juvenile inmates. Wiki
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