Rikers : an oral history
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Author
Contributors
Blau, Reuven, author.
Status
Lyons Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
365.97 Rayman (Rikers, an Oral History)
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365.97 Rayman (Rikers, an Oral History)
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Williamson Public Library - Adult New Materials
365.97 RAY
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365.97 RAY
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Lyons Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 365.97 Rayman (Rikers, an Oral History) | Available |
Williamson Public Library - Adult New Materials | 365.97 RAY | Available |
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
ix, 452 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
"What happens when you jam almost a dozen jails, bulging at the seams with society's cast-offs, onto a spit of landfill, purposefully hidden from public view and named after the family of a judge who sent escaped slaves and free Black men to plantations in the South? Prize-winning journalists Graham Rayman and Reuven Blau have spent two years interviewing more than 130 people comprising a broad cross-section of lives Rikers has touched-from detainees and their relatives to officers, lawyers, and commissioners, with stories spanning from the 1970s to the present day. The deeply personal accounts that emerge call into question the very nature of justice in America. Offering a 360-degree view inside the country's largest detention complex for the first time, their voices take readers on a harrowing journey into every corner of Rikers-a failed society unto itself that reflects society's failings as a whole"--,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rayman, G. A., & Blau, R. (2023). Rikers: an oral history . Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rayman, Graham A. and Reuven, Blau. 2023. Rikers: An Oral History. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rayman, Graham A. and Reuven, Blau. Rikers: An Oral History Random House, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rayman, Graham A.,, and Reuven Blau. Rikers: An Oral History Random House, 2023.
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