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Otis Bantum Correctional Center

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Otis Bantum Correctional Center is a local jail located in Bronx County, New York. Rated capacity: 2,000. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

2,000

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

—

Region

New York

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

The Otis Bantum Correctional Center is a 1,647-bed unit on Rikers Island that houses a 400-bed punitive solitary confinement unit known as the 'bing,' which is described as particularly violent. It also contains a new super-max unit where inmates require escorting.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

The facility has been associated with severe violence, including an incident where an inmate's eyeball was popped out after a beating. The punitive solitary confinement unit is noted for being particularly violent.

Contact & address

16-00 Hazen St, East Elmhurst 11370
(718) 546-6420
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Substantial documented known-issues record

This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 2000 · peers avg: 547 (+266%)

Reports

  • marshall-project5 Oct 2021

    but when The Marshall Project spoke to him four days later, he was still in jail. He got out on Sept. 29. W hen I got to Rikers, me and my parole officer waited outside of the [ Otis Bantum Correctional Center ] building for three hours. When we finally got inside, we stepped over a puddle of blood. We learned that some guy beat another guy up so bad, his eyeball popped out of his head. About 15

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  • marshall-project28 Jun 2015

    , it shows no signs of leaving. — Noreen Malone (Senior editor, New York) and Raha Naddaf (News editor, The Marshall Project) RIKERS ISLAND Population 9,790 1 2 3 4 2 5 Otis Bantum Correctional Center The 1,647-bed unit contains the 400-bed unit for punitive solitary confinement (known as the bing, and for being particularly violent), plus a new super-max unit where inmates have to be escorted

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Data completeness

78%

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-otis-bantum-correctional-ce,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Otis Bantum Correctional Center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/otis-bantum-correctional-center},
  urldate = {2026-10-21}
}