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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island in the East River off the south coast of the Bronx, New York City. Part of the Bronx borough, it is the site of a large jail facility.
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Animal advocates have urged the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to adopt a humane goose control program on Rikers Island, which is home to a large flock of Canada geese and is also in the flight path for
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I wouldn't exactly call Rikers Island a country club back then, but there are far more fences topped with razor wire now than I remember, and where there were once lawns with grazing geese and pheasants, jails now stand.
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- rapradar. com - Although Lil Wayne's locked up on Rikers Island, that isn't stopping him from staying connected to his thathiphopblog. com - 39 hours ago
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- thathiphopblog. com - Although Lil Wayne's locked up on Rikers Island, that isn't stopping him from staying connected to his defpenradio718. com - 42 hours ago
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He was traveling to New York City to interview Frank Lucas, now on Rikers Island, offering evidence.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad Jack Canfield 2011
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Mr. Strauss-Kahn, a leading French presidential hopeful before the incident, spent much of last week in jail on Rikers Island.
Strauss-Kahn Team Offers Hints Chad Bray 2011
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The woman is assigned to Rikers Island to make sure prisoners who are about to be paroled are ready to go back out into the world.
Keck's Exclusives: Former Law & Order: SVU Executive Producer Releases Crime Novel 2011
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In 1999, he was convicted of assaulting his partner Monique de Latour and he was twice found guilty of possession, serving time in the notorious Rikers Island prison in New York.
Gil Scott-Heron: music world pays tribute to the 'Godfather of Rap' 2011
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An imam who works for the city as a Rikers Island chaplain was arrested Tuesday and charged with offering to pay a woman he allegedly believed to be a prostitute $25 for sex, a law-enforcement official said.
Jail Imam Snared in Sting Sean Gardiner 2011
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He was supposed to be released from Rikers Island on July 13.
Murder Charges Filed in '86 Death Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011
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