Beyond Prisons – Episode 5: Shut Down Rikers Island Feat. Akeem Browder
Brian and Kim speak with Akeem Browder, founder of the campaign to Shut Down Rikers Island and the Kalief Browder Foundation.
Beyond Prisons — Episode 4: Abolition By Any Means Necessary feat. Five Mualimm-ak
In this candid and personal interview, activist Five Mualimm-ak discusses his life, reintegration, and why he’s fighting to abolish prisons by any means necessary.
Talk Of Jail Construction Creeping Into Debate Over Closing Rikers Island
Will plans to close the notorious Rikers Island jail complex simply lead to the construction of new, smaller jails throughout New York City?
Rikers Island Imposes Harsh Restrictions on Contact Between Inmates And Visitors
Just before the holidays, NYC’s jail oversight board voted to restrict physical contact between inmates and their visitors on Rikers Island.
Reforms For Young Adults On Rikers Island Could Face Further Delays
NYC Department of Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte made his second request for more time to end punitive segregation for Young Adults on Rikers Island.
The Devil In The Details Of Tentative NYC Correction Officers’ Contract Deal
The contract specifies a new unit at Rikers Island which would focus on prosecuting inmate-on-guard violence. But what’s the real cause of jail violence?
Podcast: Rikers Island Reforms Solitary Confinement with Pre-Crime and New Isolation Units
There has been a push by activists, advocacy organizations, and concerned citizens in New York to reform solitary confinement. Yet, at Rikers Island prison, the city recently adopted a “rehabilitative” reform, which developed a new system of solitary confinement for inmates in order to accomplish solitary confinement reforms. Independent journalist Raven
LISTEN: Mary Buser’s “Lockdown On Rikers” Chat
A conversation between Brian Sonenstein and Mary E. Buser, author of “Lockdown on Rikers” about solitary confinement and mental health on NYC’s jail island.
New York City Postpones Elimination Of Solitary Confinement For Young Adults
New York City’s Board of Correction voted on Tuesday to delay the elimination of solitary confinement for young adults until the end of February 2016.
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