New York’s notorious Rikers jail awaits elusive closure
New York’s notorious Rikers Island jail, long criticized for unsanitary and violent conditions, will miss a deadline for the vast complex to close down, prompting disappointment from activists. New York’s notorious Rikers jail awaits elusive closure The jail, which opened in 1932 and has counted John Lennon’s killer Mark David Chapman, rapper Tupac Shakur, and … Read more