Hunger Strike At Rikers Island As Detainees Protest Conditions

Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images By Rayna Reid ·Updated January 13, 2022

Hundreds of Rikers Island inmates are on a hunger strike, “protesting conditions such as lack of medical care and access to other services that have persisted since last year due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and a lack of staffing at city jails.”

The protest began on Saturday, and one detainee, Nelson Pinero, said “’It just

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