who have stayed inside rikers jail cells say they would rather be here. it s safer here. it s safer to be in this program than to be in a regular jail? ma am, yes, ma am. detail, post colors, post. we get fresh air. you know, every time you step out the door, you know, you can see the stars. you can see the birds and all that s good, you know. and compared to the building where you just have hallways and hallways and cells and gates and, you know, it s a big difference in your attitude. i would like to think that we are a department of correction, and not a department of jails. and because we are the department of correction, we play some role in changing that. we re not just passive recipients of what we receive, but that somehow we act upon the world in a way that reduces crime. once they leave, we don t want them to come back. we re tired of this. i ve seen guys come back around, back around, back around. we just want them to get out there, start their life over, get w
we get fresh air. you know, every time you step out the door, you know, you can see the stars. you can see the birds and all that s good, you know. and compared to the building where you just have hallways and hallways and cells and gates and, you know, it s a big difference in your attitude. i would like to think that we are a department of correction, and not a department of jails. and because we are the department of correction, we play some role in changing that. we re not just passive recipients of what we receive, but that somehow we act upon the world in a way that reduces crime. once they leave, we don t want them to come back. we re tired of this. i ve seen guys come back around, back around, back around. we just want them to get out there, start their life over, get with their families and move from there. correctional officer michael lee has been at rikers 15 years. they can ask whatever they want here. i m not here to deter them or beat them down or tell them this
who have stayed inside rikers jail cells say they would rather be here. it s safer here. it s safer to be in this program than to be in a regular jail? ma am, yes, ma am. detail, post colors, post. we get fresh air. you know, every time you step out the door, you know, you can see the stars. you can see the birds and all that s good, you know. and compared to the building where you just have hallways and hallways and cells and gates and, you know, it s a big difference in your attitude. i would like to think that we are a department of correction, and not a department of jails. and because we are the department of correction, we play some role in changing that. we re not just passive recipients of what we receive, but that somehow we act upon the world in a way that reduces crime. once they leave, we don t want them to come back. we re tired of this. i ve seen guys come back around, back around, back around. we just want them to get out there, start their life over, get w
be here. it s safer here. it s safer to be in this program than to be in a regular jail? ma am, yes, ma am. detail, post colors, post. we get fresh air. you know, every time you step out the door, you know, you can see the stars. you can see the birds and all that s good, you know. and compared to the building where you just have hallways and hallways and cells and gates and, you know, it s a big difference in your attitude. i would like to think that we are a department of correction, and not a department of jails. and because we are the department of correction, we play some role in changing that. we re not just passive recipients of what we receive, but that somehow we act upon the world in a way that reduces crime. once they leave, we don t want them to come back. we re tired of this. i ve seen guys come back around, back around, back around. we just want them to get out there, start their life over, get with their families and move from there. correctional officer
detail, post colors, post. we get fresh air. you know, every time you step out the door, you know, you can see the stars. you can see the birds and all that s good, you know. and compared to the building where you just have hallways and hallways and cells and gates and, you know, it s a big difference in your attitude. i would like to think that we are a department of correction, and not a department of jails. and because we are the department of correction, we play some role in changing that. we re not just passive recipients of what we receive, but that somehow we act upon the world in a way that reduces crime. once they leave, we don t want them to come back. we re tired of this. i ve seen guys come back around, back around, back around. we just want them to get out there, start their life over, get with their families and move from there. correctional officer michael lee has been at rikers 15 years. they can ask whatever they want here. i m not here to deter them or bea