Amy Goodman
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Voices from NYC's Most Notorious Jail: Former Prisoners Speak Out About Abuse at Rikers Island
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November 2, 2016
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13:40Now PlayingA new PBS documentary, "Rikers," brings you face to face with men and women who have survived incarceration at New York City’s largest and most notorious jail. Their stories are told directly to the camera without any additional narration. A dozen former inmates vividly describe the cruel arc of the Rikers experiencefrom the trauma of entering the island to the extortion and control exercised by other inmates, to the harrowing interactions with corrections officers. They also detail the beatings and stabbings, the torture of solitary confinement and the psychological difficulties of reentering the outside world. For more, we’re joined by awardwinning independent filmmaker Marc Levin, director of the new documentary, "Rikers."
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