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 the New York City Department of Corrections. The barge was anchored off the Bronx's southern shore, across from Rikers Island, near Hunts Point.

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 and 100...

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 capacity and there...

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 cells. New York City Department of Corrections introduced "The Boat," as it was nicknamed, in 1992.

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, along with the U.S. Navy , appear to be alone in the country in using barges to house detainees.

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 barge is anchored off the Bronx's southern shore, near Hunts Point.

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, holds the Guinness World Record for the largest prison barge on the planet.