50 years of Rikers Island
What do you call an institution at which more than 700 women have accused employees of sexual abuse and rape? The answer: Rikers Island.
Rikers Island is a massive prison complex in the East River between The Bronx and Queens. Most of the prison population are Black and Hispanic defendants awaiting trial, sometimes for months or …
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