Rikers Island Exposed: Prison Guard Reveals How Inmates Are Treated

Rikers Island Exposed: Prison Guard Reveals How Inmates Are Treated | Marlon Fernandez

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Marlon Fernandez shares his experience of becoming a correctional officer on Rikers Island and reveals how the inmates are actually treated.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Orientation at the Academy and Corrections
00:04:28 - Growing up and career aspirations
00:09:08 - The Struggle to Make a Living
00:13:42 - Living Conditions in the Prison System
00:18:02 - Pursue What You Love
00:22:13 - Overcoming Obstacles and Pursuing Goals
00:26:19 - The Gray Area of Criminal Justice
00:30:34 - Challenges Working with Others
00:34:47 - Challenges of being a correctional officer
00:38:59 - Living conditions and hygiene in prison
00:43:12 - Corruption and mistreatment in Riker's Island
00:47:24 - Harsh Treatment of Inmates
00:51:36 - Leaving the Job in Frustration
00:56:01 - Rikers Island's Future
01:00:06 - The Importance of Going Through Stages in the Acting Industry
01:04:02 - Acting Tips and Self-Tape Challenges

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@VictoriaZegri 2 ай бұрын

I love that he found his purpose instead of becoming a corrupt officer, or not caring about inmates. Good human, like we need in our world!

@texascrimestories 2 ай бұрын

Every single co that does inter iews all claim to he that kind of co. When in reality 99 percent of them were scum

@yi588 2 ай бұрын

I was a NYC CO for 4.5yrs As long as you give respect most inmates will return respect They're there to fight their case and move on Some inmates are pieces of shit and deserve no remorse or empathy

@erictbe4079 2 ай бұрын

I like the way this guy tells his story! Seems 100% genuine, great episode

@extendedplay8830 2 ай бұрын

Marlon seems like a really well balanced guy , Mad Respect From Chicago!!

@dajamonet 2 ай бұрын

🤞🏽✨ HYPE FOR THIS. You don’t disappoint

@ianbickCT 2 ай бұрын

💪🙏

@canadianty420 2 ай бұрын

Haven’t missed a podcast they keep getting better

@ianbickCT 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!! Much love

@robm3016 2 ай бұрын

I did two years 8 months in China as a white man from Nee Hampshire!!! I am banned from China for life and I’d never wanna go back anyway. I’ve never been to prison anywhere else and surprisingly enough my record is clean, I am a state employee with a pretty great job.

@TeagueVivolo 2 ай бұрын

You should be a guest on his show! 😊

@loudnoidz223 Ай бұрын

I want to hear your story! I second this!

@mistablm Ай бұрын

Ok what do you want a fortune cookie? 🥠

@debbiedequillettes6984 2 ай бұрын

Hi !!! I could almost be your gramma !!! I love your story and what you do now. Keep it up. You do a great job. You were born for this. Deb

@user-jx2se6hp5b 2 ай бұрын

Keep up the good work every episode is straight 🔥🔥

@ianbickCT 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!

@jennifersanchez1680 2 ай бұрын

At 52 I became a NYC Correction Officer. I left due to the housing area conditions working a double I. The sweltering heat. You run out of food and water and you are praying someone comes to relieve you! It’s not worth it. I’m a tough cookie but it’s blood money.

@jennifersanchez1680 2 ай бұрын

I resigned twice 😂

@ilikeRUNE Ай бұрын

Ur a female

@BeyondFacts25 Ай бұрын

i worked at 95.. worst well paying job ever

@shandaprice3969 Ай бұрын

Keep these videos coming we need to hear all of this

@NostalgiaVibes420 Ай бұрын

Marlon seems very down-to-earth. He has a passion for helping others! We need more righteous men like him in this world.❤️ Great interview!

@1019buster Ай бұрын

I am a new sub, glad I found your channel.Excellent interview!

@banksee2013 2 ай бұрын

Try bringing on a inmate and a CO on the show from rikers

@melindaadams28 Ай бұрын

Ebron and Fruitquan and Black aka Peter pan

@jackieharris5987 2 ай бұрын

This is a good brother, he has a good heart ❤️ He is definitely keeping it real & fair 💯 I agree with his C.O skills & parenting skills. Yes, everyone deserves a second chance. G❤️D B🙏

@Static_Mossberg 2 ай бұрын

Bro... Your channel is informative it's DANGEROUS 😅😅😅😅😅

@Sunshinespeck 2 ай бұрын

Ian, you’ve got talent for journalism! Good job! 👍🏻 new subscriber here.

@Cheo_21 11 күн бұрын

Awesome Interview

@jay_ay_why 2 ай бұрын

The John Jay College to Ian Back show pipeline is STRONG lol.

@katbax55 Ай бұрын

I'm a John Jay Alumni too - Congrats to you. I remember ur episode on East NY w/Jimmy Smitts😮 Keep Going‼️

@sammynatal6471 Ай бұрын

Whatever job or career you choose, make sure you read the contract. Because that’s how they play most people.

@michaelwblade 2 ай бұрын

Love your style of interviewing keep growing you’re going to get that 1 million before you know it, brother❤

@ianbickCT 2 ай бұрын

Thank you brother

@x.s.bleeding7780 2 ай бұрын

Loved this guys positive energy. Great guest choice 👌 👍 👏

@danielclay906 2 ай бұрын

Ian u never fail me bro yr show keeps me entertained while working... good shit yo

@sheldonlaney11 2 ай бұрын

This exactly when I watch him or smoking weed

@ianbickCT 2 ай бұрын

Appreciate you bro

@Chazer45 2 ай бұрын

What do y’all do for a job where you can watch this while you work? Just envious.

@mzungu_man6363 25 күн бұрын

@@Chazer45 long shot here but maybe he could work at hotel/resort check in or night security where every 30 minutes he makes his rounds etc. could be any job ig 😂

@mzungu_man6363 25 күн бұрын

@@Chazer45another example is myself. I work in Residental HCAV install. So as im working at the condenser (outside unit) I’ll often have an earbud in till Im wiring up electrical or whatever.

@TheVonnieVonVonShow Ай бұрын

Very insightful

@rensii6305 2 ай бұрын

That’s my boy Fernandez. My mutual partner. Cool humble dude. It’s true what he’s saying.

@JAMES79HOWLETT Ай бұрын

You a good man, Marlon. Dominicans stand up🇩🇴

@AyoItsMike 2 ай бұрын

🔥

@creativetalentproductions Ай бұрын

❤🎉❤He 200% correct! Life knocks you down but you gotta keep moving. No free lunch in this world. I need an agent too. I knew i saw you on TV 🎉🎉

@KareemDaKing Ай бұрын

There are absolutely free lunches out here. I lot of people are eating very good. Throwing food away while others slave for scraps.

@AshBear2008 2 ай бұрын

Ian, I LOVEEEEEE your channel!!!!!! side note: thanks so much for the time stamps.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@7uplife67 Ай бұрын

Good guy great vid

@user-su4pl1dk1r 2 ай бұрын

So the question when you asked the gentlemen about the conditions of Rikers Island. What you have to put into play is that every jail runs totally different. Facilities are structured different what he seen in NIC you’re probably not going to see in another facility. Every facility layout is totally different. For an example the facility I work at the majority of the housing areas or dorms. In the dorm the capacity can run up to 60 individuals in that dorm. It’s up to the inmates who would assigned the job of running sanitation running the feeding cleaning, so yes, some people jump on Interviews and try to downplay the facilities, but the reality of it is, it’s not the officers that’s making these facilities look like this. it’s the individuals and custody that’s doing it the ones who starting fires the ones who are basically overdosing on drugs and potentially harming themselves, and some expire due to that. So everyone is all in favor of closing down Rikers island, which, in the reality of it all closing the island is not going to change what goes on in a facility. People in custody are still going to do drugs harm themselves and or others. So when you open the borough facilities, my question is what are you going to say when things that happening in Rikers Island are happening in the borough? Close the jails? And a Big shout out to Leroy Ebron. That’s the CO I push myself to be

@BigMoney23223 2 ай бұрын

They purposely call breaks early, they know most of the potential guards don’t know what they signed up for. So they call early breaks to weed out the weak from wasting their time.

@Jayone00 2 ай бұрын

I was in that building he worked in. I was in the maximum security unit. I believe it was the second floor. It was a crazy experience.

@Chazer45 2 ай бұрын

In what ways? Specifically?

@mistablm Ай бұрын

@@Chazer45in cheek bussin ways

@lucifersstepkid1143 2 ай бұрын

My dads a correctional officer, he hates it when people call him a prison guard

@user-xo8wm4ii8g 2 ай бұрын

That's what he is though correct? 🤔

@donsolo4845 2 ай бұрын

@@user-xo8wm4ii8gI guess it’s the equivalent of calling a custodian a janitor 🤷🏽‍♂️

@isidrosalas5088 2 ай бұрын

He's a prison guard

@king.g.7184 2 ай бұрын

Does babysitter of criminal adults sound better😂

@greaterthansolomon-vv4ho 2 ай бұрын

some don’t like being called a officer. we just there to get a mustang and a white girlfriend

@williamcherubin2219 2 ай бұрын

That’s true

@Roc_Sinatra 2 ай бұрын

This is definitely Steven Dominguez half brother or something my goodness

@hoodfellah Ай бұрын

Bro said some shit in this interview. A lot of inspirational shit.

@khall187 2 ай бұрын

This guy starts the conversation with a "you reap what you sow in life" (which I very much agree with) and proceeds to spend the rest of the pod talking about inmates not getting what they're "entitled" to. I'm sorry but these hardened criminals probably ruined many people's lives, I'm not caring about all the stuff they're "entitled" to after murdering somebody. Go be a counselor, would suit you better.

@TeagueVivolo 2 ай бұрын

Idiot. You didn't listen to a word he said.

@Evolving62 Ай бұрын

He’s not built for Rikers Island 😂 it’s best he resigned bc he probably won’t only get someone hurt, suspended or demoted . Job not for all !!!

@ricardoperez1601 2 ай бұрын

He worked at nic that shit is a vacation compared to amkc aka 95 and grvc aka the beacon

@Jrod4121 Ай бұрын

I never seeing him at NIC?

@bigdog773 5 күн бұрын

Or C74

@williamcherubin2219 2 ай бұрын

I got a degree in criminal justice I work with kids my self now I’m a trucker I love my job I’m in peace

@greatestvideos3496 Ай бұрын

How much is ur cdl training cost u

@PowPhi Ай бұрын

@15:30 it’s called seniority

@kiannachantel6669 2 ай бұрын

Being in more COs!

@user-in8mw9xi6p Ай бұрын

Getting stuck,10 minutes from getting off,mind you ,you only brung food for lunch😤

@snitchnine911 Ай бұрын

FREE JUSTO BENJI MY BOY LOCKED UP IN THE ISLAND NOW. MISS YOU CUZZY. HEART TO HEART SOUL TO SOUL CUZZY.STAY WOKE CUZZO AND NEVER EVER LOSE YOUR MENTAL.

@BeyondFacts25 2 ай бұрын

i worked as a co for 2 years on rikers.. i would love to tell my story

@alexanderpeguero5416 9 күн бұрын

Why you left after 2.5 years?

@BeyondFacts25 9 күн бұрын

@@alexanderpeguero5416 i was actually terminated for a situation that was out of my control. inmate on inmate fight, that’s common in jail. The inmate chose to sue, and being that i was on probation, their way of discipling me is terminating me. Never been late, never was written up. It was so bad the captains was telling me to sue the Department of Corrections

@baronabrothers7739 2 ай бұрын

He looks like the type that would get mad when they would call him “ rookie” 😂. Definitely a door holder

@Chazer45 2 ай бұрын

Seemed pretty respectful to me. Don’t agree.

@secretaryofstate1 2 ай бұрын

how you figure that ?

@Evolving62 Ай бұрын

Those who know know 😂

@mistablm Ай бұрын

If he’s a door holder then I’m a booty bandit 😮😈

@HellonRIKERSISLAND 2 ай бұрын

He really not lying tho u don’t see them people & they do wat they want facts wat he saying plus more been going on way before that when I was there 06 threw 08

@Evolving62 Ай бұрын

Claims the services were not provided but HE failed to provide the services by not contacting his area supervisor and inquiring about the denial of service!

@axeldejesus4555 2 ай бұрын

True but you don’t no peoples situations certain people don’t really have a choice or don’t have the proper understanding or guidance trust I’ve been their done that thank god I’ve turned my life around god bless 🙏🙏

@Evolving62 Ай бұрын

Lol, the job is not for everyone ppl act like they beast until it’s time to go into BEAST MODE 😂😂😂

@jerrythomas4457 2 ай бұрын

Ian is in love with

@OKLAHOMIESKY 2 ай бұрын

I could tell his story without any of the history he says he has.. he's not detailed at all compared to your other interviews. idk maybe it's just me

@iriswood3744 2 ай бұрын

You got to be a certain type of personality in order to work in D.O.C if you are the type of person that turns the Other Cheek i believe that everybody is a very nice person...That job isnt for you

@jullz1000 2 ай бұрын

100%

@ricardoperez1601 2 ай бұрын

Yes prison guard is offensive to a correction officer

@greaterthansolomon-vv4ho 2 ай бұрын

nope only whites like being called officers.

@ms.crespob1960 Ай бұрын

Queens represent!

@markcafebrown2883 2 ай бұрын

Get Locked in to LockedIn

@jerrythomas4457 2 ай бұрын

That’s precious sweetheart

@user-in8mw9xi6p Ай бұрын

The pay 💰 is definitely,the difference 💯,and the environment & conditions & individuals we work for,is not a security guard!

@Thesmithfamily2023 2 ай бұрын

I left the same way.

@KareemDaKing Ай бұрын

23:56 Disabilities both mental and physical are ignored in a American society. It's not always an excuse some people have issues where they just can't do something or need help to do something, this is highlighted with both the youngest and oldest of a society. Without proper community and or family support most individuals will struggle and or fail at some point. One can do it alone for only so long. So if you feel disabled you can try and work hard but also realize you can't do it all alone. Have faith and patience. Pray and believe.

@HellonRIKERSISLAND 2 ай бұрын

Yooo he not lying they get stuck for 3 to 4 days straight

@ItsNishaLaurenWest Ай бұрын

A lot of ppl are young who work there cause they convinced ur going to make a lot of money soon as u start and I don’t think rikers gonna shut down either, everyday it’s another crime and they say anything to shut the media up

@BOB_LARRY Ай бұрын

My uncle Calvin x went to prison and it saved his life

@seanjohn9656 2 ай бұрын

GARY HEYWARD NEEDS AN INTERVIEW.

@TennesseeZee 2 ай бұрын

One year? You can really tell he didn’t have much to tell or say. It was more like a job interview.

@greaterthansolomon-vv4ho 2 ай бұрын

most don’t last 4 months. i’m only here for a mustang and a white girl.

@user-pn2sl1xe2x 2 ай бұрын

Is jail there's no royalty treatment do the time you did the crime

@chrisventura1881 2 ай бұрын

Marlon a decent name lol.✌🏼 Jr. And Sr are if you got the same middle name right.

@Optim40 2 ай бұрын

Come on bro why you sitting like that ? The host looks like he wants to snuggle in a blanket with a teddy bear.

@Cheo_21 11 күн бұрын

You treat inmates with respect and they still will shit you down 🤷🏻‍♂️

@awakenotwoke1973 2 ай бұрын

I don't know what he's say'n, you know what I'm say'n?

@soundviewsolutions3648 Ай бұрын

I was an inmate at Rikers for 1 year. Worked with guards heating up the food and distributing it to inmates at intake. So many crazy stories 😓🫢

@sammynatal6471 Ай бұрын

He was there long enough. It doesn’t take ten years to see what’s happening.

@lamartruth6601 Ай бұрын

Out of ALL the civil service jobs, thats the ONLY one i wouldn't do.

@kennyr1968 2 ай бұрын

I don’t understand why this guy was interviewed. Most of your interviews are really interesting, but this guy just didn’t like working overtime.

@zairebailey9593 2 ай бұрын

High-school Diploma no criminal record

@mexguevara5164 Ай бұрын

Great interview, but this wasnt really about rikers island.

@canamrockinryder8337 2 ай бұрын

This cat knows what he's saying, knowm sayin? He finna keep it real dawg, knowm sayin?? Knowm sayin??

@joshnewman6667 2 ай бұрын

When i was a inmate at rikers island, i fed the guards hot dogs boiled in water

@greaterthansolomon-vv4ho 2 ай бұрын

when i was a guard i brought fast food to work and had fornication with 5 female guards deep and raw

@MichaelEdwardLee 2 ай бұрын

8:49 penal Seminary Rectory Not random sounding Rhetorical

@texascrimestories 2 ай бұрын

Distric attorneys are lawyers dude

@Alleykatsks 2 ай бұрын

Yea I think he meant just doing his own thing instead of working for someone else. Idk but ur right.

@justice77justice 2 ай бұрын

He meant he wants to defend not be a prosecutor

@texascrimestories 2 ай бұрын

@@justice77justice most defense attorneys worth a dam. We're usually da at somepoiny

@Chazer45 2 ай бұрын

He meant he didn’t want to be the person putting working class people in jail for petty drug crimes. DA’s are primarily concerned about metrics.

@pickleforknwiggles634 2 ай бұрын

OMG 😂 "attorney" - "lawyer" ...you shouldn't have to explain this. Dummies on here. District*

@Kyle.Jason1 2 ай бұрын

Now he helps ppl live off the government

@MarkSinishtaj 2 ай бұрын

They lived off the government when he was working the jail also. Not much of a difference for him

@mikegreen5502 2 ай бұрын

Dude must of atarted his career at 18 or 19 dude looks young

@drivera531 Ай бұрын

I was a co over 20 year and now I’m retired it’s not a easy job hector Fernandez I go back in the 90 just imagine I’m glad I’m out of there

@bluesky6985 2 ай бұрын

We need prison industrial complex reform

@Chazer45 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely and without a doubt.

@MrDominator15 25 күн бұрын

LSAT... Law School? WOW

@clarencebradley27 2 ай бұрын

HE'S DEFINITELY NOT A PRISON GUARD , HE'S A C.O. GET IT RIGHT 👍

@user-in8mw9xi6p Ай бұрын

They use milk cartons,to throw bodily fluids

@Don-Cheech538 2 ай бұрын

Tell the truth you couldn't handle the annex

@Evolving62 Ай бұрын

What kind of Officer never witnessed shit shows 😂😂😂😂 😂😂😂LOL

@Milo-mc6dd 11 күн бұрын

Prison guard or correctional officer is like inmate or convict. Same shit different name

@lavy9815 2 ай бұрын

Improve this , Improve that. Where the fuck does he think the money is going to come from??

@timothydurkan 2 ай бұрын

Twenty eight minutes in.... no points gotten to. Yeet!

@Chazer45 2 ай бұрын

Disagree, there’s a lot of value here. Focus on the “keep moving, no excuses” part especially.

@yonathansanchez3079 Ай бұрын

Get Charleston white up there

@layceelove8390 Ай бұрын

I gotta story for u if u wanna hear here

@bklyngirl47 Ай бұрын

It’s called a suicide blanket

@Kyle.Jason1 2 ай бұрын

He was only there a year there’s officers 15 yrs they change this guy only a year ain’t shit

@dashonlive6623 2 ай бұрын

At the same time that’s like telling someone whose never been to prison or jail and end up in that situation “that year ain’t shit” 😭🤣 shit one semester in college feels like you was there for awhile living on campus

@SEVEN-sg5rb 2 ай бұрын

@@dashonlive6623bruh fr being at a psyche ward, rehab, or mental health facility for 72 hrs feels like eternity.

@Chazer45 2 ай бұрын

I’m interested in hearing it. A year is plenty of time to grasp the reality of a situation.

@user-xo8wm4ii8g 2 ай бұрын

Huh???

@hoodfellah Ай бұрын

He was smart for leaving, who tf wanna work in that environment with a bunch of hyenas, the inmates and the officers are the same, only difference the officers get to go home for a few hrs. I don’t blame em

@andresvalentinesantos8746 20 сағат бұрын

Nah dude. Dishwashing fucking sucks. Dont go down that route

@tier1solutions28 2 ай бұрын

Bring back chain gangs. 14 hr work days.

@Raiyven79 2 ай бұрын

100%

@tier1solutions28 2 ай бұрын

@Raiyven79 I don't believe in caging grown men during the day. If they are that dangerous they need their own cell with no contact with others. I have to work to eat / live and so should they. We have buildings that need to be rebuilt....

@Raiyven79 2 ай бұрын

@@tier1solutions28 agree

@Chazer45 2 ай бұрын

You realize that a lot of people are in jail for things you’ve almost surely done as well- they just got caught.

@tier1solutions28 2 ай бұрын

@@Chazer45 I mean for violent crimes and trafficking type offenses