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Prison Closing(s)

An illustration shows a Black man with his eyes closed and his fingers over his ears to block out noise. Various uneven red lines are in the background.
Life Inside December 13
For a Prison Transfer 45 Minutes Away, I Spent 12 Days in Hell
From feces on the wall to constant gang calls, LaMarr W. Knox details the horrors of the transit unit at New York’s Green Haven prison.
By LaMarr W. Knox
An illustration shows a person wearing a gray prison uniform standing in a spotlight. The person looks toward the background where four people sit at cafeteria tables in a white silhouette.
Life Inside December 6
I Found My Faith Community in Prison. Then My Facility Closed.
Rashon Venable spent three productive years at New York’s Sullivan Correctional Facility. A surprise shutdown sent the Muslim poet and writer into a tailspin.
By Rashon Venable
These buses transport inmates to and from Rikers Island.
Commentary June 5, 2016
Forget Closing Rikers
That’s not happening. Instead, why not make it a model?
By Susan Stellin
The Arthur Kill Correctional Facility on Staten Island, above, will soon open as a movie studio.
The Lowdown January 29, 2015
Converted Cellblocks
The many ways we recycle vacant prisons.
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