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{"value"=>"2018 October 17", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"2018-10-17"}
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{"value"=>"Thomas Angel Porter"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Thomas \"A-Rocks\" Porter, a Harlem native, first entered Rikers Island at age eighteen. His son was born while he was incarcerated, mirroring Porter's own birth shortly after his father began a 32-year prison sentence. Porter was incarcerated once more at Rikers Island before state prison.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Porter discusses the trauma of Rikers Island, criticizes the prison system, and argues for closing Rikers and investing in education, housing, and community support.</p> <p>Interviewed by Erin Sheehy at Brooklyn Central Public Library.</p>"}
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2018-10-17
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2018-10-17
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2018-10-17
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2018
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2018
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