Rikers Island
The Failure of a “Model” Penitentiary
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21373176 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jayne Mooney (John Jay College of Criminal Justice, corresponding author), Jarrod Shanahan (0000-0001-8807-276X, Governors State University, Chicago, IL, USA) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 687-708 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Prison Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-8855 • E-ISSN: 1552-7522 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032885520968238 |
| OpenAlex | W3095191846 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
New York City’s Rikers jail complex is gripped by a crisis of legitimacy. Following a series of investigations, it has been denounced as a major symbol of criminal justice dysfunction, with calls for its closure and replacement with new smaller “state of the art” jails. Yet, when it opened, Rikers was hailed as a “model” facility, at the cutting edge of prison design and prisoner rehabilitation. To elucidate the present situation, we provide a focus on the under-explored history of New York City’s penal institutions
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |