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One Man’s Year on Rikers Exposes Limits of Mental Health Reforms

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Alex Rotar was one step away from ending it all. He stood on a ledge on top of a six-floor apartment building in Dyker Heights as officers from the NYPD and the U.S. Marshall’s Fugitive Task Force yelled at him to come down on March 14, 2024, according to court records. “I’m standing there with a pipe of weed and lighter,” Rotar, 37, recalled during a jailhouse interview on Rikers Island nearly a year later. The moment was the low point in Rotar…

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One Man’s Year on Rikers Exposes Limits of Mental Health Reforms

Alex Rotar was one step away from ending it all. He stood on a ledge on top of a six-floor apartment building in Dyker Heights as officers from the NYPD and the U.S. Marshall’s Fugitive Task Force yelled at him to come down on March 14, 2024, according to court records. “I’m standing there with a pipe of weed and lighter,” Rotar, 37, recalled during a jailhouse interview on Rikers Island nearly a year later. The moment was the low point in Rotar…

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Whistleblower Exposes Shocking Abuse & Neglect Inside Rikers Island Prison - Corruption By Cops

Justyna Rzewinski, former Clinical Supervisor for Mental Health at Rikers Island, exposes the shocking abuse and neglect inside one of the country’s most notorious jails. She reveals the disturbing practice of “deadlocking,” where detainees with serious mental illnesses are confined to their cells for extended periods without access to medical care. With firsthand accounts of systemic failures, mistreatment, and corruption, Justyna shares why sh…

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