Residents of one of the country’s most troubled facilities were given a preview of “Crime and Punishment in America,” a docuseries premiering on PBS next month.
Category: Rikers Island Prison Complex
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At Rikers, Inmates See Themselves in a Film About America’s Jails
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‘Paint Me a Road Out of Here’: Faith Ringgold’s Gift to Prisoners
In this documentary, the artist depicts what a more just and beautiful world might look like.
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Bellevue Hospital Bariatric Surgery Program Is Under NY State Scrutiny
The Health Dept. is looking into the public hospital’s use of unlicensed technicians during some bariatric surgeries.
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Bellevue Hospital Rushes Patients Into Weight-Loss Surgery
New York’s Bellevue Hospital performs thousands of the lucrative surgeries a year, even on Rikers Island prisoners and other inappropriate patients.