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SOURCE: The Atlantic
1/23/2023
A Former Inmate Reviews an Oral History of Riker's Island
by John J. Lennon
"Leaving Rikers feels like a better chapter of your life is about to begin—even if that next chapter is a prison sentence."
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SOURCE: New York Times
1/16/2023
An Oral History of Riker's Island
An oral history of New York's notorious jail is chaotic and difficult, but could an account of the place be any different and be true?
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