Justyna
@justynaspeaksup.bsky.social
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"I didn’t want to be another 'expert' who spoke about incarceration without ever having set foot inside a jail or prison. I wanted to witness the reality and to stand beside those living it.
I wasn’t prepared for what I soon witnessed: the widespread use of a practice known as 'deadlocking.'"
I wasn’t prepared for what I soon witnessed: the widespread use of a practice known as 'deadlocking.'"
Why I Blew the Whistle on Extreme Confinement on Rikers Island
Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human contact — or medication.
www.themarshallproject.org
June 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"I didn’t want to be another 'expert' who spoke about incarceration without ever having set foot inside a jail or prison. I wanted to witness the reality and to stand beside those living it.
I wasn’t prepared for what I soon witnessed: the widespread use of a practice known as 'deadlocking.'"
I wasn’t prepared for what I soon witnessed: the widespread use of a practice known as 'deadlocking.'"
Reposted by Justyna
"Since deadlocks weren’t documented, I did not know how long this man had been locked in. By the time I met him, he was screaming, banging and smearing feces in his cell. His water was turned off because he’d flooded his cell."
Why I Blew the Whistle on Extreme Confinement on Rikers Island
Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human contact — or medication.
www.themarshallproject.org
June 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"Since deadlocks weren’t documented, I did not know how long this man had been locked in. By the time I met him, he was screaming, banging and smearing feces in his cell. His water was turned off because he’d flooded his cell."
Not a day goes by that I don’t think about the people I left behind and the torture I witnessed on Riker’s Island. I will never stop using my voice. Thank you @themarshallproject.org for helping to share my story. #CLOSERIKERS #ENDSOLITARYCONFINEMENT www.themarshallproject.org/2025/06/27/r...
Why I Blew the Whistle on Extreme Confinement on Rikers Island
Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human contact — or medication.
www.themarshallproject.org
June 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Not a day goes by that I don’t think about the people I left behind and the torture I witnessed on Riker’s Island. I will never stop using my voice. Thank you @themarshallproject.org for helping to share my story. #CLOSERIKERS #ENDSOLITARYCONFINEMENT www.themarshallproject.org/2025/06/27/r...
Reposted by Justyna
Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human contact — or medication.
Why I Blew the Whistle on Extreme Confinement on Rikers Island
Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human contact — or medication.
www.themarshallproject.org
June 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human contact — or medication.
RIKERS ISLAND MUST BE CLOSED. The things I saw and heard will haunt me forever. #closerikers
February 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
RIKERS ISLAND MUST BE CLOSED. The things I saw and heard will haunt me forever. #closerikers
Over a month after testifying before the Board of Correction, Rikers still weighs on my mind. The experience shaped me deeply, but its emotional weight lingers in haunting memories and moments of sadness.
November 23, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Over a month after testifying before the Board of Correction, Rikers still weighs on my mind. The experience shaped me deeply, but its emotional weight lingers in haunting memories and moments of sadness.