Suicides persist in New York's prisons and jails

Suicides persist in New York's prisons and jails

Maryanne Rappaport immediately knew it was her son when a local television news station provided the description of a man sought by police for an alleged robbery. The suspect had the same lip piercing, gauge earrings and distinct hairstyle and, most of all, she hadn’t been able to reach him at the Albany shelter where he had been living. She was faced with a choice: turn in her son, a struggling heroin addict, and hope that his incarceration would keep him out of further trouble, or ignore what she believed to be a desperate cry for help. She went to ...

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