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May 20, 2016 · The journalist got unprecedented access to solitary confinement at New York’s notorious Rikers Island prison. In a promotional clip, an inmate shouted: "They treat us like animals in here!" In the prison, 165 inmates are locked up there for 23 hours a day. Sawyer was told “this is the punishment for inmates who attack officers or each other
Sep 15, 2021 · So far in 2021, 10 inmates at Rikers have died, at least four by suicide. More than half of the inmates have received mental health services, and as of last year, nearly one in five had been ...
Sep 15, 2021 · Published Sept. 15, 2021 Updated Nov. 8, 2021. New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex has long had a reputation for brutal conditions, but in recent months the situation inside has ...
Mar 6, 2024 · October 2019. De Blasio and Johnson agreed to close the jail complex by 2026 and open four new jails at a total cost of $8.7 billion. A week later, the City Council approved the deal. August 2020. Gothamist acquired planning documents that showed delays would stretch the closing of Rikers Island well into 2027.
May 20, 2016 · INSIDE RIKERS ISLAND: Diane Sawyer takes us inside one of the country's most violent jails. The new jail commissioner with a controversial plan to make major changes inside the prison's walls. The new jail commissioner with a controversial plan to make major changes inside the prison's walls.
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TONIGHT on Nightline: Diane Sawyer is granted exclusive access to a solitary confinement unit in Rikers, the largest jail complex in America....
Apr 26, 2022 · After years of failed attempts to reform Rikers Island, a federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday will consider whether to put New York City’s sprawling and troubled jail complex under control of ...
