Don't Search For Inmates Until You Read This Rikers Island Warning

A new book takes readers inside rikers island arrested at a black lives matter protest in 2016, shanahan served a brief rikers sentence and wrote a historical study of the prison after his release. Take an exclusive look at flooding and sewage conditions inside rikers island jail in nyc. Former inmates at an infamous new york prison have explained how it really was on the inside. Other rules such as whether reading materials are allowed are applied arbitrarily. But that figure doesnt include the time people wait outside at the main entrance before they are initially screened.

Rikers island has had a reputation for violence, physical and mental abuse, and neglect of its inmates, and has attracted press and judicial scrutiny that has resulted in numerous rulings against the new york city government. My understanding is that state prison is better than city jail, especially rikers, and federal prison is better than the jails holding federal inmates. While you only end up doing 2/3 of your sentence with good behavior in a city/county jail vs. Having to do 6/7 of your time in state prison iirc, you will only get one day of credit for each day you spend in city/county jail while you await.