Solitary at Rikers: People Go Crazy in There - THE CITY

People who survived solitary confinement at Rikers describe the horrific conditions and mental anguish that extreme isolation can cause. Until recently, New York City had nearly a thousand such “punitive segregation” cells.

Find our journalism more easily when you are searching for local coverage. Add The City Reporter on Google From the book RIKERS: An Oral History by Graham Rayman and Reuven Blau, published on January 17, 2023 by Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC. Copyright © 2023 by Graham Rayman and Reuven Blau. The United Nations deems anything more than fifteen consecutive days of solitary confinement a form of torture. For years, the limits in the New York City jail system went far beyond that. At its recent peak, there were nearly a thousand so-­called Punitive Segregation

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