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Rikers: Dysfunction, Lawlessness and Detainees in Control
- Someone 5y agoReads like a precursor to “Escape from New York” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_from_New_York https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_from_New_York) Also, of course, a huge embarrassment for one of the richest countries in the world. Reads like a precursor to “Escape from New York” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_from_New_York https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_from_New_York) Also, of course, a huge embarrassment for one of the richest countries in the world, even though, reading the long list of years-long structural problems in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikers_Island#Abuse_and_neglect_of_prisoners https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikers_Island#Abuse_and_neglec... it doesn’t seem to feel that. And most of those detained there even are in pre-trial, so they are presumed innocent.