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Inside Rikers : stories from the world's largest penal colony
- Title
- Inside Rikers : stories from the world's largest penal colony / Jennifer Wynn.
- Author
- Wynn, Jennifer.
- Publication
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2001.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | HV9481.N62 R558 2001 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xiv, 223 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- "Rikers Island - just six miles from the Empire State Building - is one of the largest, most complex and expensive penal institutions in the world, yet most New Yorkers couldn't find it on a map. Like many prisons in America, Riker performs an expert magic trick: it disappears people, keeping in those who want to get out and keeping out those who want to get in.".
- "Jennifer Wynn has been going in for seven years. She entered first as a journalist, volunteered as a writing teacher, and then served as director of a unique rehabilitation program known as Fresh Start."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-213) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Welcome to the Rock -- 2. From the Belly of the Beast to the New York Streets -- 3. Keepers of the Kept -- 4. Convicted at Birth -- 5. Successful Escapes -- 6. They Keep Coming Back -- 7. Strain of Two Cities.
- ISBN
- 0312261799
- LCCN
- 2001019261
- OCLC
- ocm45963103
- SCSB-4152867
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries