These walls : the battle for Rikers Island and the future of America's jails / Eva Fedderly.

This riveting blend of on-the-ground reporting and sweeping social and architectural history discusses the decision to close Rikers Island and what it will really mean for reformists, justice architects, abolitionists, city government officials, prison guards and the incarcerated themselves.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fedderly, Eva (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Avid Reader Press, 2023.
Edition:First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Correctional institutions > New York (State) > Rikers Island.
Prisoners > New York (State) > Rikers Island.
Prisons > New York (State) > Rikers Island.
Rikers Island (N.Y.)
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development.
Correctional institutions.
Prisoners.
Prisons.
New York (State) > Rikers Island.
Physical Description:xiii, 203 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Description
Summary:
This riveting blend of on-the-ground reporting and sweeping social and architectural history discusses the decision to close Rikers Island and what it will really mean for reformists, justice architects, abolitionists, city government officials, prison guards and the incarcerated themselves.
Call Number:HV9481.N62 F43 2023
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781982193911
1982193913