Solitary Confinement, Violence and Mental Illness: Stories from Rikers Island Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email The worn bars of a jail cell. ( TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP / Getty ) Produced by Jillian Weinberger and Arwa Gunja Produced by PRI and WNYC