Adi Talwar
George R. Vierno Center on Rikers Island, seen from the Bronx. One in five people on Rikers on a given day are there primarily because they are on parole.
‘For decades, criminalized communities have been calling on elected leaders to fund our schools, our parks, our hospitals, our community centers, our access to stable homes and more.’
‘I’m reminded the cells on Rikers are so hot — that the walls sweat. There was no air. I had to lay on the floor naked, to suck a little bit of air from a slit on the floor, just to breathe.’
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