How a Notorious Jail Became a Literary Hotbed
Briefly

Riddled with dysfunction, violence and lawlessness, Rikers has produced a constant loop of lurid headlines, as well as a decade-long movement to close it.
She had an eye for detail, a pencil cadged from a counselor and material all around. I knew I had gold as far as content was concerned, said Ms. Evans, whose real-life crush on a jail officer inspired the plotline.
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