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Life Inside
May 7, 2020
The Cruel Irony of Social Distancing When You’re Stuck in Solitary
Our running joke: ‘You may go crazy in here, but at least you won’t get corona.’
By
Wesley Williams
Life Inside
April 8, 2020
I Was at Rikers While Coronavirus Spread. Getting Out Was Just as Surreal.
“My family is my family. I am used to our little quirks. But I am still getting used to what's going on outside.”
By
Donald Kagan
as told to
Nicole Lewis
Coronavirus
March 31, 2020
Why Jails Are So Important in the Fight Against Coronavirus
With about 200,000 people flowing into and out of jails every week, there are great risks not only for the detained, but also for jail workers and surrounding communities.
By
Anna Flagg
and
Joseph Neff
Coronavirus
March 6, 2020
When Purell is Contraband, How Do You Contain Coronavirus?
Handwashing and sanitizers may make people on the outside safer. But in prison it can be impossible to follow public health advice.
By
Keri Blakinger
and
Beth Schwartzapfel
Life Inside
July 25, 2019
It Was My Job to Tell the Truth About Jails
“Anyone not touched by the system was unlikely to understand: Going to jail actually marks a story’s beginning.”
By
Robin Campbell
Feature
March 22, 2019
Inside the Battle to Close Rikers
Can New York City build its way out of mass incarceration?
By
Maurice Chammah
News
March 14, 2019
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