Prison, particularly for Black Americans, gets reduced to simple caricatures of violence and suffering. Inside the confines of a jail cell, through a book, I discovered salvation.
Tag: Rikers Island Prison Complex
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Hundreds of Women Set to Sue New York Over Prison Sex Abuse Allegations
A law that takes effect on Nov. 24 allows people to sue over years-old assaults long past the criminal statute of limitations.
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Jails Boss Pushed for Dying Man’s Release to Limit Rikers Death Count
Louis A. Molina, New York City’s jail commissioner, told his senior staff to ensure that a dying man was “off the Department’s count.”
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Ricardo Cruciani, Who Sexually Assaulted Patients, Found Dead at Rikers
Ricardo Cruciani’s death, just weeks after his conviction, was a suspected suicide. He was the 12th person to die this year in custody or shortly after release.
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N.Y.C. Jail Officials Avert a Federal Takeover of Rikers Island
At a hearing, a federal judge granted the officials more time to address rampant violence and disorder inside the city jail system.