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 …

Jul 31, 2012 · New York City Prison Barge, The Vernon C. Bain Center (VCBC), is an 800-bed jail barge that is designed to handle inmates from medium- to maximum-security in 16 dormitories …

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 · Little known even to New Yorkers, a floating prison barge sits off the shore of Hunts Point in the Bronx. In the late 1980s, New York City jails and prisons were filling past …

Nov 6, 2023 · The Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center was a floating prison barge. It was a medium- to maximum-security prison facility that had 800 beds in 16 dormitories and 100 …

Oct 31, 2023 · The Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center is a five-story jail barge that stretches the length of two football fields, resembling a container ship stacked with cargo.

May 10, 2018 · The Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center, an 800-bed prison barge, sits off the coast of Hunts Point and has been intermittently used since 1992. The city’s prison system, …

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.

Mar 24, 2025 · VCBC is also known as the Vernon C. Bain Maritime Facility and is a 5-story, 800-bed jail barge used to hold inmates for the New York City Department of Corrections. The …

Sep 12, 2023 · Known as “The Boat” to clients and corrections staff, the Vernon C. Bain Center, located off the southeastern tip of Hunts Point and part of the Rikers Island prison complex, …