Rikers Island: The Failure of a “Model” Penitentiary
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Academic Unit
College of Arts and Sciences
Publication Date
11-2020
Document Type
Article
Abstract
New York City’s Rikers jail complex is gripped by a crisis of legitimacy. Following a series of investigations, it has been denounced as a major symbol of criminal justice dysfunction, with calls for its closure and replacement with new smaller “state of the art” jails. Yet, when it opened, Rikers was hailed as a “model” facility, at the cutting edge of prison design and prisoner rehabilitation. To elucidate the present situation, we provide a focus on the under-explored history of New York City’s penal institutions
Journal Title
The Prison Journal
Volume
100
Issue
6
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0032885520968238
Recommended Citation
Mooney, Jayne and Shanahan, Jarrod, "Rikers Island: The Failure of a “Model” Penitentiary" (2020). Faculty Authors and Creators Reception. 61.
https://opus.govst.edu/fac/61