<p>An oral history of New York's notorious jail is chaotic and difficult, but could an account of the place be any different and be true? </p>
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"Rikers: An Oral History," by Graham Rayman and Reuven Blau (Random House) In these times, when people disagree about seemingly everything, just about everyone interviewed for this book concurs on the thesis: the New York City jails on Rikers Island stand as a failure in every way.