#Just fix Rikers — and forget the new NYC neighborhood jails
“Just fix Rikers — and forget the new NYC neighborhood jails” The number of inmate deaths under the NYC Department of Correction’s watch is up to 11 this year, with the majority from overdose or suicide, and five in just the last three weeks. Shootings and stabbings at Rikers have also increased by nearly four-fold from 2020 to 2021. And…