Rikers Island Quotes

I was in juvenile detention center, and I was in Rikers Island. And there was an anthology written by the inmates called 'The Pen,' and I - you know, I had a crush on a girl, and she left me when I was incarcerated. And I found this poem in this anthology that talked about having your heart broken and being incarcerated.

Once they are charged, too many poor New Yorkers find themselves trapped by our unjust bail system. Unable to pay for bail, they languish in Rikers Island or other jails while they await trial, regardless of guilt.

There are no wealthy people on Rikers Island because if you are wealthy, you go free because you make bail.

I actually worked with an organization called Drama Club that works with incarcerated teens and youth in a detention center and in Rikers Island, which a lot of people don't know that teens have been incarcerated in Rikers Island.

I went to Rikers one time to do 'Third Watch,' and I remember thinking, 'Wow, this is a scary place.' We were using a section of the prison where half of it was still populated by inmates.

My mom was a nurse at Rikers Island and she cried to me about not going the wrong route.

I came out even with all the struggles I endured on Rikers Island.

[I've worked as a guard at Rikers Island] from 1988 to 1990.

Larry Jones with Feed the Children and I are partnering in New York and going into Rikers Island.