The Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center (VCBC; also known as the Vernon C. Bain Maritime Facility [2] and nicknamed "The Boat" [3]) was an 800-bed jail barge used to hold inmates for …

Oct 31, 2023 · Detainees and advocates have long regarded the boat as a grim vestige of mass incarceration, an enduring symbol of the city’s failures to reform dangerous jails that exist on …

Nov 1, 2023 · Docked in the shallows off an industrial edge of the South Bronx, the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center is a five-story jail barge that stretches the length of two football fields, …

Feb 26, 2018 · Built in New Orleans in 1992, “The Boat” is now stationed near Hunts Point in The Bronx just one mile west of the SUNY Maritime College. At the time, the $161 million …

Oct 31, 2023 · Detainees and advocates have long regarded the boat as a grim vestige of mass incarceration, an enduring symbol of the city’s failures to reform dangerous jails that exist on …

Oct 31, 2023 · Detainees and advocates have long regarded the boat as a grim vestige of mass incarceration, an enduring symbol of the city’s failures to reform dangerous jails that exist on …

Sep 6, 2023 · New York City’s floating jail, a “temporary” barge that has housed inmates along the East River off-and-on since the early 1990s, will close next month, officials said.

Sep 20, 2023 · The Vernon C. Bain Center prison barge, viewed from a kayak in the East River just northeast of Rikers Island. The Boat, as its also known, is slated for permanent closure …

Oct 31, 2023 · Three decades later, the 800-bed lockup – the last operating prison ship in the United States — is finally closing down. The ship will be fully vacated by the end of this week, …

Feb 23, 2025 · Nicknamed "The Boat" by prison staff and inmates, it is designed to handle inmates from medium- to maximum-security in 16 dormitories and 100 cells. Currently, the …