Jails like Rikers—and the broken systems of which they are part—perpetuate inequality and injustice. The jail is a microcosm of everything wrong with America’s criminal-justice system—but may also offer a model for how it can be righted.
Lessons From Rikers Island
Jails like Rikers—and the broken systems of which they are part—perpetuate inequality and injustice. The jail is a microcosm of everything wrong with America’s criminal-justice system—but may also offer a model for how it can be righted.