Joseph Ponte
Rikers Island Is Still Fucked, and It’s Terrifying
Despite some noises late last year about reform at New York's notorious jail, conditions remain brutal, as a series of recent incidents make clear.
New York City Is Finally Ending Solitary Confinement for Young Adults
Rikers Island just went from being one of the most dysfunctional jails in America to tentatively claiming a spot at the vanguard of the emerging criminal justice reform movement.
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