sentenced for tax fraud, bank fraud and foreign lobbying violations. richards now works with a non-profit to help others with reentry into society. he won t have movement like he has in the federal system. he won t have his job that he goes to. his work detail. he won t have a work detail here. it s going to be detention. rikers houses 17,000 inmates, most are awaiting a trial, past prisoners include the son of sam dividend burkowitz, david lennon s killer and the city-owned facility has been criticized for poor conditions and brutality behind bars. some violence leading to death. you either be him the prey or the predator. and it s a choice that you make when you go there. and if you don t want to become a victim, you have to be as aggressive as you can to survive. reporter: manafort could spend months locked up in rikers. he would likely be kept
infirmary where he wasn t with other people where he could incite a fight or do it himself. this is the infirmary. this is medical, this is where sick people come down here. i come down here and i maintain their behavior, i get a detail. in detail, you pass the trays out. then if i follow the detail, i can go back to population. in the meantime, esdale says he will try to make the best of his work detail and life in the infirmary. i got a tv in the cell. i never thought i would see a tv in the joint let alone in my cell. i got a tv. a little razzle-dazzle. work out. write her. sometimes you talk to yourself. what do you say to yourself? everything i want to hear. that s the best thing about talking to yourself. you can hear anything you want. coming up, an inmate nicknamed smiley deals with her
himself clean. that s just his personality. it s just stupid because i knew this [ bleep ] was going to happen where i can t leave the box. you know what i m saying? take the dog out of the cage. he nibbles. he don t even nibble. he barks because he s so used to him biting. instead of looking at the positive side and saying he barked. he didn t bite for a change. he barked. he might bite. let s throw him back in a cage. [ bleep ] that s corny. looked at the box [ bleep ], it s a box. at least i know where i m going to be at, though, right? while esdale s near future appears settled, cindy archer s has suddenly taken an uncertain turn. she s just returned from her work detail. why did they have your bra? i don t know. i have no idea. when we strip searched her, just now, we found that there was cigarette residue all over
he worked last time he was in the jail. the decision to hire him or not is up to sergeant moore. hello? hello. are you cory hall? yes, ma am. let me see your arm band. okay. you put in a kite to get a work detail? yes, i did. and you are maximum security inmate right now? that s true. per our policy we will not be able to give you a detail because of your security status. okay. that s fine, thank you. you understand everything? yes, i do. you have any questions? no, ma am. are you sure? i m sure. have a good day. thank you. typically, people who are charged with murder, we don t allow them to have work details. we like to keep them confined to the floor. i didn t have a clue. i thought maybe i could get a job. you know. you know, i m going to have to wake and up just sit and watch tv for however long i m here. it s going to be hard for me. while hall continues to struggle with isolation in his
nothing else can change. i can t go to pop. so, no, no questions. all right. thank you. he barks because he s so used to him biting. instead of looking at the positive side and saying he barked. he didn t bite for a change. he barked. he might bite. let s throw him back in a cage. [ bleep ] that s corny. looked at the box [ bleep ], it s a box. at least i know where i m going to be at, though, right? while esdale s near future appears settled, cindy archer s has suddenly taken an uncertain turn. she s just returned from her work detail. why did they have your bra? i don t know. i have no idea. when we strip searched her, just now, we found that there was cigarette residue all over her bra that she discarded of