The Vernon C. Bain Center (VCBC) was, until recently, an 800-bed, 38-meter-wide, 191-meter-long floating jail moored in the South Bronx, New York City. From 1992-2023, it operated as an auxiliary jail of the Rikers Island jail complex and as the primary intake facility for the Bronx. Additionally, the VCBC is the only floating structure ever purpose-built as a detention site. The VCBC closed in November 2023 and remained moored in the South Bronx until November 2025. During those two years, the city refused to comment on its plans for it beyond closure and a potential sale. The VCBC is set to be scrapped in Louisiana in December 2025.

There is practically no information about the facility in the public record. Vegezzi has located various documentation, including financial records and correspondences that have never been assembled nor made public. Their long-term goal is to create a publicly accessible archive on the facility within New York City and publish their findings in an open source format. The archive and publication would provide full context on the facility's history and infrastructure for the general public, community activists, researchers, and journalists.

Work on the public archive interface will begin in spring 2026.