A View Inside Rikers from People Who Know it Best
A View Inside Rikers from People Who Know it Best
New York City’s Rikers Island houses one of the most violent, dysfunctional, and hellish jails in the country. Every day, thousands of people – most of whom are legally innocent and the vast majority of whom are Black and Brown – are subjected to incredibly harsh conditions. Some never make it out alive.
We speak with two people who have covered the problems that plague Rikers for years. Graham Rayman is a journalist with the New York Daily News where he mainly focuses on criminal justice and policing. Reuven Blau is a senior reporter at The…
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