
Rikers Island-just six miles from the Empire State Building-is one of the largest, most complex and most expensive penal institutions in the world, yet most New Yorkers couldn't find it on a map.

Part memoir, part social commentary, Inside Rikers details the author's experiences on Rikers - the largest, most expensive correctional facility in the world. Wynn offers a compelling portrait of its 18,000 inmates and how Rikers was transformed from one of the most violent...