what words would you use to describe rikers island hell. plain and simple hell reporter: benji lozano recently spent five months in rikers, serving the remaining sentence from a 1997 assault conviction after a recent parole from decades in state prison on a separate conviction what do you see in the pictures i see myself, everything i experienced at rikers island, inhumane conditions. look at that, it s ridiculous reporter: photos obtained by the new york post last fall show detainees jammed in a holding area. lozano says he spent weeks living like this. feces all over the wall, unoperable restrooms, toilets would not flush, sinks wouldn t work. it was disgusting. reporter: and you might be surprised who agrees with him. people were living in inhumane conditions. reporter: until last month vincent schiraldi was in charge of rikers