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Rikers nurses demand masks, gowns — and soap and water for inmates

By
Laura Italiano
Published May 7, 2020
Updated May 8, 2020, 7:48 p.m. ET
The nurses protesting conditions at Rikers Island.
The nurses protesting conditions at Rikers Island. RICHARD HARBUS
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The nurses protesting conditions at Rikers Island.
Neshia McDonald with other nurses at Rikers. RICHARD HARBUS
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The nurses protesting conditions at Rikers Island.
Nurses protest from many hospitals including Rikers Island in Queens, New York on May 7th, 2020. The nurses feel neglected and unsafe and they’re not gettin proper amounts of PPE’s…. RICHARD HARBUS