Verkkoin the fall of 2018, the mayor’s office on criminal justice deputy director dana kaplan unveiled design plans for a new jail at a hearing in the bronx courthouse.

Verkkoa times investigation has uncovered extraordinary levels of violence and lawlessness inside rikers, new york city’s main jail complex.

Verkkomost of the detainees at rikers have never committed violent acts in jail, and more than half suffer from mental illness or other serious ailments.

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Verkkoin this report, 7 on your side investigates takes you inside rikers island, where you'll hear exclusively from officers who have been sexually and.

An oral history, graham rayman and reuven blau reveal that the jail robs something from the people who live and work.

Verkkoto guards, detainees and their lawyers, the most striking aspect of the current dysfunction at rikers island is the extent to which incarcerated people seem.

Brandon holmes is an early advocate and organizer for close rikers.

Verkkoto talk about the future of jail in new york city, new thinking convened a virtual roundtable:

Verkkointerviews with leading criminologists shed light on the motives of urban offenders and explain why nearly 75 percent of rikers inmates return to jail within a year of being.

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