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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

AMKC was completed in 1978, and was initially known as C-95. It is located on 18-18 Hazen Street, East Elmhurst, NY. AMKC is spread over 40 acres of land. It was named for former New York City Department of Correction Commissioner Anna M. Kross, AMKC was the largest jail on Riker's Island.

AMKC closed in July 2023.

Uses

AMKC included a Methadone Detoxification Unit. AMKC held the Mental Health Center. AMKC held over 2300 inmates per month.

See also

List of jail facilities in New York City

References

  1. ^ "Correction Facilities". www1.nyc.gov.
  2. "DOC Facility Addresses". www1.nyc.gov.
  3. "Foreword of Anna M. Kross' Report on 12 years as NYC Correction Commissioner -- 1 of 4". www.correctionhistory.org.
  4. "This is Rikers". The Marshall Project. June 29, 2015.
  5. "Stabbings and slashings by facility". www.vitalcitynyc.org. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  6. "Anna M. Kross Center | Correction Officers' Benevolent Association, Inc". www.cobanyc.org.
  7. "NYC DOC - Rikers Island - Anna M. Kross Center (AMKC)".

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