They just need a little bit more time.
They should make the Dick Wolf company (Law and Order franchises) pay royalties for use of the Rikers name and setting.
Although a stage set was used later, early filming was done at the Queens House Jail.
Look at the times someone was sent to Rikers:
https://lawandorder.fandom.com/wiki/Rikers_Island
Queens place....
The Queens Detention Facility is a federal prison in the Springfield Gardens neighborhood of Jamaica, Queens, New York City, and operated by the private prison company GEO Group. The facility opened in March 1997 under a contract between GEO Group and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Wikipedia
Address: 18222 150th Ave, Jamaica, NY 11413
Wikipedia.