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‘Very basic human needs’ unmet for Rikers Island inmates on hunger strike, Queens senator Ramos says

By Dean Moses Posted on January 18, 2022
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The Rikers Island prisoners that were on a hunger strike for five days are looking for the city to meet “very basic human needs,” Queens state Senator Jessica Ramos reported after her visit to the beleaguered correctional facility.

Last week reports that a number of those incarcerated inside Rikers Island had been undergoing a hunger strike began seeping out of the facility. Soon thereafter, voicemails obtained by amNewYork Metro from the New York County Defenders Service exemplified pleas from incarcerated individuals who yearned for improved living conditions.

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‘Very basic human needs’ unmet for Rikers Island inmates on hunger strike, Queens senator Ramos says

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