Mary BuserMary Buser is an award-winning author of Lockdown on Rikers: Shocking Stories of Abuse and Injustice at New York's Notorious Jail, based on her work in the Rikers Island mental health department. An advocate for criminal justice reform, she is Codiretor of Social Workers & Allies against Solitary Confinement, and has written numerous articles, appearing in The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Politico, and New York Daily News. Mary is the co-founder of Samaritans of New York suicide prevention hotline. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Read More Read Less