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In This Debate Club, Incarcerated Students Challenge Ivy Leaguers
Inside the Rikers Debate Project.
By Eva Fedderly
We Have to Stop Criminalizing Unhoused People
Manhattan’s District Attorney says we need more funding for services and support.
By Alvin Bragg
There’s No Such Thing As a Feminist Jail
Building “humane” jails will still result in “more cages for human beings.”
By Mon M.
Coronavirus Reveals Prisons Have Always Been a Death Trap
The U.S. carceral system is inherently inhumane.
By Kandist Mallett
A Trans Woman Died at Rikers. Her Family and Community Want Answers
"What we do know is that Layleen should be alive today."
By Serena Sonoma
No One Under 18 Will Be Held at Rikers Island Anymore
The move by New York's government has been applauded and criticized.
By Christianna Silva
This Docuseries Takes a Harrowing Look at How an Innocent Teen Was Imprisoned for 3 Years
Kalief Browder's sister speaks out.
By Shammara Lawrence