The Anna M. Kross Center (AMKC), also known as the C-95 was a jail on Rikers Island used to hold male inmates for the New York City Department of Corrections.
History
editAMKC was completed in 1978, and was initially known as C-95.[1] It is located on 18-18 Hazen Street, East Elmhurst, NY.[2] AMKC is spread over 40 acres of land.[1] It was named for former New York City Department of Correction Commissioner Anna M. Kross,[3] AMKC was the largest jail on Riker's Island.[4]
AMKC closed in July 2023.[5]
Uses
editAMKC included a Methadone Detoxification Unit.[1] AMKC held the Mental Health Center.[6] AMKC held over 2300 inmates per month.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Correction Facilities". www1.nyc.gov.
- ^ "DOC Facility Addresses". www1.nyc.gov.
- ^ "Foreword of Anna M. Kross' Report on 12 years as NYC Correction Commissioner -- 1 of 4". www.correctionhistory.org.
- ^ "This is Rikers". The Marshall Project. June 29, 2015.
- ^ "Stabbings and slashings by facility". www.vitalcitynyc.org. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Anna M. Kross Center | Correction Officers' Benevolent Association, Inc". www.cobanyc.org.
- ^ "NYC DOC - Rikers Island - Anna M. Kross Center (AMKC)".
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