At 18, I was arrested and incarcerated on Rikers Island for a crime I did not commit. I spent 16 months in one of America’s most notorious jails—exposed to violence, trauma, and isolation—only to ultimately be found not guilty. The system that took almost a year and a half of my life was the same […]
Author Archives: Michael “Rondo” Bonilla
Michael “Rondo” Bonilla is a Gen-Z Organizer at REFORM Alliance, an organization committed to transforming probation and parole throughout the United States by changing laws, systems, and culture.