Rikers has failed like others before it, but the solution is not new jails | Letter

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Letter: Throughout the history of New York City’s penal institutions, the incarcerated population has remained overwhelmingly poor and disproportionately black, writes Dr Jayne Mooney

The debate over the closure of Rikers and the building of new jails needs to be seen in terms of its wider political, social and historical context .

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