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Mismanagement In Rikers Island

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Stance: Rikers should be closed

Rikers Island is the main prison complex in New York City. It was established in the 1930s and remains to be functional to this day, holding approximately 10,000 inmates at a time (Lippman, J., & Mark-viverito, M. (2017, March 31)). Rikers Island has been source of controversy, where many believe that it creates more problems than it solves. From Rikers Island stories of mental and physical abuse arise, such as the story of Kalief Browder, an adolescent who took his own life after spending 3 years at the complex (Gonnerman, J. (2015, June 08)). Rikers Island must shut down for the sake of everyone who is related or involved with this prison complex. Mismanagement in Rikers Island has created
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