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People Incarcerated at Rikers Island Protest Inhumane Conditions
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January 13, 2022
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8:25Now PlayingOne of the most infamous prisons in the country is without a doubt Rikers Island in New York.
Many caged in the slow death facility are at the moment protesting the inhumane conditions.
According to the New York Times, about 200 incarcerated people in one of the eight buildings of the island prison are refusing to eat correction department meals in protest of unhygienic conditions, lack of safety, extremely cold weather and the fast spread of COVID-19, with at least 370 positive cases.
Dr. Joy James, Ebenezer Fitch professor of humanities at Williams College, and Jerome Wright, statewide organizer for the #HALTsolitary campaign, join Marc Lamont Hill on “Black News Tonight” to discuss.
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