Life and Death in Rikers Island

This revelatory and groundbreaking book concludes with the author's analysis of the case for closing Rikers Island jails and his advice on how to do it for the good of the incarcerated.

About the author

Homer Venters is the former Chief Medical Officer of the New York City jail system. He currently works as a Federal Monitor of health services in several jail and prison settings and is an adjunct faculty member at New York University's College of Global Public Health. He is the author of Life and Death in Riker's Island.

Summary

This revelatory and groundbreaking book concludes with the author's analysis of the case for closing Rikers Island jails and his advice on how to do it for the good of the incarcerated.

Product details

• Authors: Homer Venters, Homer (Chief Medical Officer Venters
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9781421427355
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-2735-5
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Ethnic Studies, MEDICAL / Health Policy, MEDICAL / Public Health, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global), General & world history, Public health & preventive medicine, History of the Americas, Prisons, Central / national / federal government policies, Medicolegal issues