• 0
• 0
• 0

Summary

At Rikers Island, New York City’s main jail complex, about a quarter of the underaged teenagers who are awaiting trial are in solitary confinement, spending 23 hours a day in a 6 by 8 ft cell. Daffodil Altan of the Center for Investigative Reporting takes a look at concern from city officials and others about the psychological effects of isolation on young inmates.

Duration: 8 minutes (00:08:21)
Publishing date: 2014-02-21; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —

• Humanities & Social Sciences
• Essay