Title: Dwayne Gardner, Covid Experience at Rikers
Collection: Covid at Rikers
Theme: Covid in Confinement
Summary: Dwayne Gardner 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 the jail was woefully unprepared to deal with the virus, causing widespread chaos and misinformation. (video made with @headlinervideo)
Narrator: Dwayne Gardner
Creator: Annie Anderson
Producer: Regina Campbell
Date Created: April 23, 2021
Full interviews can be accessed here.