Government
Diagnosis: Insanity
Robert Kolker |
Two years after a judge ordered the city to help the mentally ill stay out of jail, Rikers Island is still the only place in New York where they’re guaranteed care.
Two years after a judge ordered the city to help the mentally ill stay out of jail, Rikers Island is still the only place in New York where they’re guaranteed care.
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