"Justyna Rzewinski, a social worker who recently left a job at Rikers, said the practice called 'deadlocking' in mental health units causes the detainees to decompensate - or lose their ability to function."
"That was a shock. I had never seen people live like this. People living on the street looked better than these patients," Rzewinski said, highlighting the horrific conditions faced by detainees.
"The cascades of horribles that plague our incarcerated clients... the city cannot manage its jails safely and a federal receivership is necessary," said Tina Luongo.
"More than half of those detained at Rikers have some sort of psychiatric disability," illustrating the extent of mental health issues within the facility.
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