Abbreviations Used in the Book
Department of Correction—DOC
Correction Officer—CO
Deputy Warden/Assistant Deputy Warden—Dep
Mental Observation Unit—MO (housing unit for the mentally fragile)
Mental Health Center (higher level of care than standard MO)
Central Punitive Segregation Unit—CPSU, aka the Bing
Mental Health Assessment Unit for Infracted Inmates—MHAUII
Facilities on Rikers Island
Rose M. Singer Center—RMSC, aka The Women’s House
George Motchan Detention Center—GMDC
Anna M. Kross Center—AMKC
Otis Bantum Correctional Center—OBCC
George R. Vierno Center—GRVC
Eric M. Taylor Center—EMTC, aka The Sentenced Building
Robert N. Davoren Complex—RNDC
North Infirmary Command—NIC
James A. Thomas Center—JATC (formerly House of Detention for Men, the first jail on Rikers)
West Facility—WF, aka West