The Vernon C. Bain Center (VBC), also known as the
Vernon C. Bain Maritime Facility and by the nickname “The Boat” is the world’s
largest prison barge.
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“The Boat” is an 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. It was built in New Orleans
along the Mississippi River for $161 million in Avondale Shipyard, and
brought to New York in 1992 to reduce overcrowding in the island's land-bound
buildings for a lower price. It is designed to handle inmates from medium- to
maximum-security in 16 dormitories and 100 cells.
Currently the only barge in use, the Vernon C. Bain
Center is the third prison barge that the New York Department of Corrections
has used. The added security of the prison being on water has prevented at
least four attempted escapes. The barge is named in memorial for warden
Vernon C. Bain who died in an automobile accident.
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