These Walls: The Battle For Rikers Island and the Future of America's Jails by Eva Fedderly

These Walls: The Battle For Rikers Island and the Future of America's Jails

Eva Fedderly

224 pages first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history politics sociology challenging informative fast-paced
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For nearly a century, the Rikers Island jail complex has stood on a 413-acre man-made island in the East River of New York. Today it is the largest correctional facility in the city, housing eight active jails and thousands of incarcerated individ...

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