Women Sent from Rikers to Maximum-Security Prison: ‘They Treat Us Like State Property’
Governor Hochul and Mayor de Blasio’s quixotic plan to relocate women from Rikers Island to the Bedford Hills state prison has prompted fierce opposition from women who insist they do not want to go.
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Peter Sterne contributed reporting to this article.
Correction: An earlier version of this article misstated Felicia Henry’s role at CANY.She is the Director of Research and Policy, not a research fellow.
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