Film Screening & Discussion, “Rikers: An American Jail”
First Unitarian Church Buchan Reception Hall 1226 SW Salmon St., Portland, OR, United StatesThe United States is facing a crisis of mass incarceration with over 2.2 million people packed into its jails and prisons. To understand the human toll of this crisis, Rikers Island is a good place to start. Of the more than 7,500 people detained at Rikers Island on any given day, almost 80% have not … Continue reading Film Screening & Discussion, “Rikers: An American Jail”