Minisode 3 - Voices of Rikers Island
/Michael Nugent of It’s Up To Us To End Mass Incarceration joins the WBI show alongside those currently incarcerated at Rikers Island and their families. Rikers Island currently has almost 9 times the rate of community transmission of COVID-19 relative to the rest of New York City. Listen to the testimonies of those most profoundly impacted by the virus and unable to socially distance. #FreeThemAll
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Host: J. Khadijah Abdurahman
Music: Drew Lewis
Links for Episode:
Rikers Inmates Pepper Sprayed for Demanding Medical Care, Sources Say
COVID-19 Infection Tracking in NYC Jails via Legal Aid Society