Filed Under Covid at Rikers

Brandon Rodriguez, Covid Experience at Rikers

Brandon Rodriguez was incarcerated at Rikers as COVID-19 swept through the facility last year. We captured his story as part of our oral history program. His account is harrowing--and a good reminder that the virus continues to disproportionately affect incarcerated people.

Mar 3, 2021
“Brandon Rodriguez, Covid Experience at Rikers,” Rikers Public Memory Project Archive, accessed October 6, 2026, http://archive.rikersmemoryproject.org/items/show/147.