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Feature March 22
Inside the Battle to Close Rikers
Can New York City build its way out of mass incarceration?
By Maurice Chammah
News March 14
New York City’s Bail Success Story
Judges have drastically cut back on bail and jail in criminal cases, a new study shows. And defendants are still showing up in court.
By Eli Hager
Commentary October 22, 2017
Bad Bail Practices and Immigration Policy Led To My Client’s Death At Rikers
Selmin Feratovic might be alive today if not for our deeply broken system.
By Anisha Gupta
News October 17, 2016
Kalief’s Mother on Her Torment “I miss my son. I miss him so much.”
By The Marshall Project
Commentary June 5, 2016
Forget Closing Rikers
That’s not happening. Instead, why not make it a model?
By Susan Stellin
Q&A February 17, 2016
What Kalief Browder’s Mother Thinks Should Happen to Rikers
‘There was nothing I could do with him being in there.’
By Alysia Santo
Life Inside November 25, 2015
A Rikers Thanksgiving
Cooking turkeys, building resumes.
By Maurice Chammah
News October 20, 2015
New York City Jail Guards Are Fighting to Keep Their Records Secret
Amid abuse charges, union acts to ‘protect our officers.’
By Alysia Santo
What You're Saying July 24, 2015
‘Children Do Not Have the Same Capacity as Adults to Control Their Reactions.’
A selection of recent letters from our readers.
By Jasmine Lee
Commentary July 17, 2015
Mayor de Blasio: Tear Down This Jail!
Want to fix Rikers? Close it.
By Neil Barsky
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