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Why I Blew the Whistle on Extreme Confinement on Rikers Island

Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human contact — or medication.

Life Inside • 06.27.2025

How Counseling Incarcerated Clients Helps Me Heal

My brother committed suicide because he felt totally alone. As a volunteer social worker at a jail, I can let even the most judged people know that someone cares.

Life Inside • 09.10.2020

The Courts See a Crime. These Lawyers See a Whole Life.

Pairing old-school defense with attention to real-life problems gets people out of jail.

News • 11.12.2018

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