Book

Captives

How Rikers Island Took New York City Hostage

Jarrod Shanahan

2022

Associated Ideas, People, and Places

Q&A

How Rikers Island Made New York

In “Captives,” former Rikers detainee Jarrod Shanahan traces the history of New York City’s sprawling jail complex, and its centrality to brutal class struggle.

by Jarrod Shanahan, Alana Mohamed via Hell Gate
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on May 16, 2022
Book Review

The Long Crisis on Rikers Island

A new book about Rikers Island is essentially a labor history, revealing how jail guards seized control from managers, politicians, and judges.

by Brendan O'Connor via The Baffler
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on May 12, 2022

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