Dwayne Gardner, Covid Experience at Rikers
Covid in Confinement
Orlando Irizarry, Covid Experience at Rikers
Title: Orlando Irizarry, Covid Experience at Rikers Collection: Covid at Rikers Theme: Covid in Confinement Summary: Orlando Irizarry was incarcerated at Rikers Island when COVID-19 first hit the facility in 2020. We captured his story as part of our oral history program. He describes how his severe anxiety about surviving the virus and surviving Rikers
Sergio Parilla, Covid Experience at Rikers Island
Title: Sergio Parilla, Covid Experience at Rikers Island Collection: Covid at Rikers Theme: Covid in Confinement Summary: Sergio Parilla was incarcerated at Rikers Island when COVID-19 first hit the facility in 2020. We captured his story as part of our oral history program. He describes losing close friends to the virus and the emotional toll
Lorenzo McLucas, Covid Experience at Rikers
Title: Lorenzo McLucas, Covid Experience at Rikers Collection: Covid at Rikers Theme: Covid in Confinement Summary: Lorenzo McLucas was incarcerated at Rikers Island, on the jail barge nicknamed "The Boat," when COVID-19 first hit the facility in 2020. We captured his story as part of our oral history program. He describes his anxieties about officers
Gianina Cruz, Covid Experience at Rikers
Title: Gianina Cruz, Covid Experience at Rikers Collection: Covid at Rikers Theme: Covid in Confinement Summary: Gianina Cruz was incarcerated at Rikers Island when COVID-19 first hit the facility in 2020. We captured her story as part of our oral history program. All 36 women in her dorm, including her, contracted the virus. She and
I Was Violated Too
Family/Visitation
Stolen innocence – Youth in Rikers
Youth in Rikers
Omar Alexander, Covid Experience at Rikers
Title: Omar Alexander, Covid Experience at Rikers Collection: Covid at Rikers Theme: Covid in Confinement Summary: Omar Alexander was incarcerated at Rikers Island when COVID-19 first hit the facility in 2020. We captured his story as part of our oral history program. He describes how he and others had a stand-off with guards, refusing to
Alone
Solitary Confinement
Lauren Valente, Covid Experience on Rikers
Title: Lauren Valente, Covid Experience on Rikers Collection: Covid at Rikers Theme: Covid in Confinement Summary: Lauren Valente was incarcerated at Rikers Island when COVID-19 first hit the facility in 2020. We captured her story as part of our oral history program. She describes being locked down for months as 38 out of the 50