Inside Rikers Island Jail w/ Former Inmate Larry Lawton
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Ex Jewel Thief, Mob Earner, Criminal and Prisoner Larry Lawton reviews inside Riker's Island, New York's main jail.
Ex Jewel Thief Larry Lawton spent 11 years in prison and now helps people make better decisions and fights for prison reform. #Lawton #Prison #Mob
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I do not condone any of the negative behavior described. I have learned from the mistakes I have made and do not wish for anyone to recreate or attempt any of the events described.
My great uncle who recently passed was a career Correctional Officer, had the saddest stories about inmates. He always said prisons need change. He said he met some of the best people in inmates.
You’re the man Larry! Seeing you rebuild your life & help others makes me really hopeful that I can do the same for myself
Good luck my man
Facts🙌🏽🙏🏽
You can do it bro.
You can do it my friend!
Appreciate y’all have a blessed year
As a retired Correctional Officer, I love watching your videos. You're very thoughtful and balanced in your opinions. I hope prison reform continues.
Thank you and I am glad you understand. There are some good CO's but as you know, there are some bad ones.
Larry one good CO out of every 1000 most treat humans as animals. It will never change here in the US it’s been this way since the beginning of time. It’s sad America can treat folks like this when we are supposed to be so great.
@@LarryLawtonJewelThief hey bro type "convicts high in prison" one video shows the entire common area passed out, drooling, puking and going nuts after doing spice and heroin. It's gotta be 25 dudes high as hell. Do the guards not care? And that's just one video! There's tons of videos. Also look up "tik tok in prison" these dudes are actually dating girls online lol
@@breakingames7772 Nope they don't care, they prefer the prisoners drugged up. We had huge issues in my country where an entire state's prison network couldn't get enough Methadone.
An investigation revealed that guards and doctors working in the prison's falsified records to give inmates way higher then recommended doses, so they were drowsy it also made it hard for them to sleep so prisoners were constantly exhausted.
An insider revealed that they would give out the methadone early in the morning so that it's delayed reaction would kick in the middle of the day. He described the yard as walking in a field of zombies.
Watching you up in the Great White North Canada. Great job Larry.
Spent 14 years in Missouri max joints. I made a vow to fight for better healthcare for inmates due to some things I witnessed inside. After I got out though, life happened and I forgot the vow I made myself. Today I’m a respected member of my community, own businesses and homes. Seeing your videos made me remember what I need to do. Would love to get connected with ways to reform prisons. I actually called today to try to find out if CMS is still the outsourced medical company. I got the run around but I’m on this now so I’ll find out everything I need to know.
Just out of curiosity, what kind of businesses do you own?
@@sweetrapture1 a graphic design agency, a screen printing company, a sign shop and a print house art outsource company. My screen printing company is the number one shop in a huge metro area. I employ 25 people and nine graphic designers. I went back to school and got a degree in graphic design myself after building a self-sufficient print and sign shop.
@@activistsupply6635 Wow, you really turned your life around.
@@sweetrapture1 thanks. I really did. I’m a case of someone with a ton of potential that got wasted many years from being hooked on drugs. I never stole or fought or bothered anyone except where drugs were involved. I had a good upbringing, great folks and was pretty well rounded growing up. I just got hooked on dope and got myself in some fights that got charged as assaults, got caught with dope and then robbed a store. Once I got clean I started a family and my son made it very easy to focus on positive stuff. I couldn’t let him down. It seems like I did an amazing thing and in ways kicking dope is but in all reality all I did was grow up and finally admit I couldn’t handle drugs. Anyways thanks for asking snd recognizing.
Hey Larry just wanna share my experience from one former inmate to another I did five years in California state penitentiary and your videos really bring some memories of stuff that I've seen when I was in prison love your content brother
Watched quite a few of your videos. I'm a retired LEO. Spent 2/3 of my career doing investigations - child molest, rapes and murders. But I started as a deputy working a county jail for two years. This video could not be more right on the money. There are always good and bad people, inmates or cops. I followed the very old adages - hate the sin not the sinner. Treat everyone with respect. Be very careful around those guys, especially if you don't know them. Anyway, I truly appreciate your perspective and your ability to share your story in a very balanced way. You do tell it like it is - whether some folks can handle or not, that's their tough shit. You're speaking wisdom unfortunately for you learned the hard way. Stay safe. Stay free.
I just hired an ex con.
He has been the best plumbing apprentice I've had in recent years.
He has motivation, a ton of creativity when things go south on the job.
He did 10 years for possession of meth, first time too. I thought that was excessive.
His patrol officer called him two days ago while we were on a boiler install job. He wanted to know his status, asked me to take a selfi with me in front of the old one by the van.
Drug related sentences have always been completely over the top. Props to you for hiring an ex con, not many do, especially with drug charges
When I saw the "rec room" that really put into perspective how we treat people like animals. And that is very upsetting to see.
I have a friend in jail right now most likely facing prison and its saddening that this is how he is probably gonna be treated. At the end of the day we're all humans
Honestly in a way they treat animals better than humans. You never see more people upset than when a animal is harmed. Contrast that with humans who think people get what they deserve.
We don't even treat rabid dogs like that, it's sickening
I’ve been in a few jails and prison, and yeah it sucks and the whole system needs to be reformed, at the same time I can think of only a handful of people that were genuinely good people. The vast majority of them are people you wouldn’t trust to be near your family, and they deserve the absolute bare minimum. I’ve also met plenty of them that didn’t even deserve the .31 cent meals they were given.
Don't end up in jail. Pretty easy.
@@HelloThere-jr6gd Kind of easy. When prosecutors withhold evidence as it's detrimental to their case, we have a problem. Their job is not to get a conviction, but to see that justice is done. We need to be suspicious of prosecutors with a 100% conviction rate.
As a former guard, and current probation officer, I can honestly say that solitary confinement really messes people up. I've seen guys really go crazy in solitary, and it's sad.
Hey Larry! I'm from Australia, been watching your videos and it is quite shocking the conditions in US prisons, deprivation of liberty is the punishment, pretty much everything else you have described is torture. You must be one of the lucky few who actually managed to reform in such places, which is a credit to you and not the justice system that seemingly worked against you for all those years. Well done mate! I hope you achieve change in the system, only one part of which is punishment, the focus should be reform.
Love what you’re doing with this channel Larry! This kind of attitude is what leads to real change! Keep it up!💯
With how bad jail / prison is, people are still lining up to get there. No one learns the lesson until they learn the lesson.
People actually KEEP going back.
I'm 3 minutes 21 seconds into this video and I can see your fighting back some heavy emotions larry. We're all here for you buddy. We'll listen to whatever you wanna say!
I hope youre doing well everyone. My year is starting off better than 2020/2021. Good to watch your videos again, Larry! You rock!
Hey Larry! Been a big fan and I enjoy all your videos and I and we all appreiciate the amazing content keep up the great work. Happy new year!
Thank you and happy new year.
I’ve done time in jails and prison, and the majority of guys I met absolutely deserve to be kept in there. I’ve met some that don’t even deserve that.
That's pretty much the standard belief, but ignore who deserves it or not, government just shouldn't have that power. It's so much simpler to just know your government isn't torturing, and murdering people. Nobody trusts government, why let them make those decisions? Constantly reading about innocent getting done wrong, got miles of rows of inmates suffering because they tried to self medicate. If you want your government to torture people, draft a bill approving waterboarding or something, don't just let them run prisons like their own little experiments.
Hi Larry I’m currently in prison watching your videos their helping me a lot thanks brother
Larry-been watching your vids for a few days now but haven't replied until now. You struck a chord in me when you said, "you save somebody, you also save a future victim". Man, that's deep.
Keep doing what you're doing Larry! We could use a million more like you!
Prison's I'd like to see you talk about:
The "Gladiator Farm" and "Missourigate" ones from Texas.
"Angola" from Louisiana.
"Attica."
"Alcatraz."
"Fort Leavenworth" and "Gitmo" from the US Military.
Hey Larry, have you ever read 'The Lucifer effect' by Philip Zimbardo? It's the guy who conducted the Stanford prison experiment and it's about how the system breeds and fosters abuse regardless of how 'good' the guards were before. Amazing book and I'm sure someone has put you onto it but I've never heard you speak about it even though you've reached similar conclusions.
Keep spreading the word about these injustices and complex issues. Go you brother!
Gangster redemption should be in every jail and prison, great read
There is a women who lives in Florida near the border of Alabama. She crossed state lines and came to a I guess it was a random DUI check point one evening. She was arrested for the possession of Kratom tea! Kratom is legal in many states, but it is a major offense in Alabama and the mandatory minimum sentence is 5 years. She has been rotting in jail now for a year awaiting trial She did not have the money for bail either. She has no criminal background either. Just think, one day you are free and the next day for whatever reason, you lose your whole live because of some stupid law!
Larry is a legend
Thank you and Happy New Year
The worst thing about this to me is that these people are accused but not yet given a chance at trial.
It’s literally guilty until proven innocent.
You are very articulate, experienced and fair. Thank you for your videos.
You’ve done some amazing and informative videos, but for me this is the best I’ve watched.
You are so right about paying and training prison guards well. It needs to be a a profession that attracts educated people.
Just came across your channel and I’m down the rabbit whole. Love the way you tell stories, your videos never feel 20 min+. Ordered your book, looking forward to a great read.
Amazing video Larry, great content
Rehabilitation and Prison/jail should never be used together in the United States. It doesn't happen. Smh...The sad part is that it is a business and they make way too much money to correct the problem.
So true
Great video man loved it and I really hope that new warden can FINALLY clean Rikers up
I live in the Netherlands myself and look at your experiences with great respect. I have never been to prison myself, but what you say is actually very logical and I completely agree with you: If you deprive someone of hope, you make them sick. They should use your vast experience to set up good guidance for those young guys.
Still looks 100 times better than the modules in the Men's Central Jail in downtown LA.
Our prison system is so messed up. And I will never see the inside of a jail cell or anything I just stumbled across this channel. But I’m all for prison reform and guys and gals getting the best they can. I remember watching on TV segment about this one gentleman who got out of prison.
He had been in since like the 1960s or something crazy like that. He had no idea what escalators were, he had no idea what a sliding glass door was if you walked into like a Walmart. Not a cell phone not anything. And it broke my heart I was crying for the guy. Because he’s an old man now and just wants help. Thankfully, this family took him in and was taking care of him properly. Now that, warmed my heart.
You made a comment, that inmates are treated worse than animals. As a blind person with a seeing eye dog, you are right on that. My dog is so well taken care of. She sleeps beside me on her bed on the floor. And everywhere we go she is loved and adored.
Putting non violent offenders in Rikers island for his first time non violent offense is proof that this is a draconian country. Thanks for this insight on the nonviolent drug offender. Been using a similar comparison for years. I also appreciate your citing the US Constitution. I really appreciate what you're doing and trying to accomplish.
The commissioner in the video has the right idea. When I talk to folks in casual conversation and plead my case on prison reform the argument that usually gets them is "most of the folks in prison are getting out, they could be your neighbor, at your workplace, or pass you on the street. When you meet up face to face with that ex-con wouldn't you rather have had them serve in a prison focused on rehabilitation and making better people rather than punishment that turns them more desperate, hopeless and bitter?"
I spent a year on the island in the early 2000’s the first thing that hit me was the noise
14:22 sums up so much. I hate the term "correctional" facility so much because of this
That last part of the video with bam bam his sister was a rising espn star
Been to Rikers 20x from 93 to 03 those kids are nuts
Yo Uncle Larry! Loved this video. Keep it up.
We don't have a costitution anymore. It's all military ran, all prisons and jails. I can never get those screams out of my head, which resulted in SEVERE PTSD. It WON'T GO AWAY no matter WHAT I do.
Thank you again Mr Lawton. Rikers is known world-wide.
At (15:58) you mention a thirty year sentence for a drug offence. This is insane laws like this belong in the Salem Witch panic.
I was recently called up for jury service. The defendant was on trial for drug offences ("possession of more than two grams of controlled substance").
I approached His Honour and told him I would not be able to serve on such a case -- in short I would return a "not guilty" verdict.
The judge kicked me out there and then, warning me I could be in contempt. I will NEVER take away somebody''s freedom for what is a mental health issue, period.
Hello from Morris Park! You need to get a press pass my man.
I worked county side as a correction officer for a long miserable time. Your comments on the guards are spot on from what I've heard so far. The lack of pay and training are major factors in why guards turn into assholes or stop giving any amount of fucks. The screening has gotten better since I was on the job at least in my little area which is a great improvement. Love your videos it's interesting to hear a balanced point of view from a convict. Glad you reformed yourself and your doing good things my man
I love you Larry you have helped me so much I’m a father this year and the only way I’m man enough to be is because of you so thank you
A lot of people who deserve to be in Rikers are walking the streets of New York right now. I’m a survivor of the system and still fighting, I hope those who are truly innocent, make it out. This world is sick🧿
Thank you!
Thank you, brother.
Enjoying your book, "Gangster Redemption"; great read.
Happy 2022 Larry best of wishes to you and your family 👌
When are you going to do Matt Cox podcasts? He said you're invited sir, it'd be awesome to see you both talk some stuff out 💯💯🤙
Bro; great channel.
Your looking well! Happy new years. Wishing you the best this year. Are lil family sends you much love and happy wishes. ☺
Larry just hit us with the power of 10 aunt mays and uncle bens. Great power comes great responsibility
"With power comes responsibility." Somebody is a Spiderman fan.
Selling drugs doesn't beed to be violent to cause severe harm. It's not draconian to severely punish drug dealers.
"You couldn't pay me enough to work in no prison" - that dude from The Wire
Rikers is where Kaleif Browder endured the trauma that eventually led to him taking his life. Such a tragic story. Just hearing the name of that place pisses me off.
Speaking from experience myself the hole does make you lose your mind. I agree with everything Larry the Legend is saying. Most of the time you don't get any rec time in the hole. Or getting a shower once or twice in months. keep up the awesome work brother 🤘🏻🤙🏻
Kalief Browder did three years on Riker's Island, without a trial. Just arrested and charged, never convicted. The charges were dropped, but he ended up taking his own life on the outside.
13:04-13:08 shows a prisoner in the hole apparently wearing a yarmulke. What was he doing in jail, let alone in the hole?
Hey I was stuck in two towers for 2 weeks and I had a selly that was really cool
Your a great man Larry.
Awesome video!
Theres a video called "He Was Trapped in Isolation for 153 Days as a Child" that explains itself. I feel like you should check this out even though its in vrchat which is more for the anonymity than anything else.
I agree with everything you have said but unfortunately I heard all this 50 years ago. I’m 66 this month and remember interviews, documentaries, movies, special reports about prison life and how unjust and inhumane it can be but nothing has seemed to change. You could have made this video in 1972 and it would ring true then just as it does today. Maybe with social media and men like you there can be real change. Keep up the good work.
17:58 doing the same thing over and over and expecting different result. Definition of insanity right there!
Wow. Amazing to see New footage from in there, there's not alot out there. Hope changes DRASTIC CHANGES are made.
hey man I love your videos and I want to buy your book! what is the best way to buy it so it actually supports you and doesnt go to amazon or something?
Indifference is wicked's silent shadow.
I've been there. Not as an inmate. Just visiting, but even that was bad. I mean, the COs they have to clear the civilians are actually very nice and friendly. But the facility itself is rough.
Dude, solitary was like a vacation. It was great not to have to talk to anyone for a while.
Larry, i loved your comments on the Bill of Rights and you observation of the Draconian policies we have in this country, that was spot on. I have family that had spent most of my life in jail for being a drug addict, and being a nicotine addict I cant believe what it would be like to go to jail for slipping up and being caught with a can of dip. We often tout our freedom, but it's incredible to see how far degraded the idea of American freedom has become
Sir, have you ever considered collaborating with Shaun Atwood?
I think it would be extremely interesting, and informative.
A lot of your points make sense. What we are doing is not rehabilitating anyone. What is working is these people are warehoused which keeps the rest of society safe from them. Yeah, someday they are getting out again. So the only way left to keep society safe is to warehouse them even longer. This does not make our world a better place, but it helps it to be a safer place for those who choose not to be criminals. So, if we need an alternative to what we have now, what IS that alternative? This is the question I never see addressed.
When I worked in rikers it was the bomb
Hi Larry I'm a new sub I just watched all your videos God bless you for helping people to turn their life around all day today I watched all the old and new riders documentary. I understand they wanna close riders down is there anyway you can talk to commission in newyork to show them ways they can make rikers better for it not too close. So many things go thru my mind how they can make it better .I wish they can put a school in there a wood shop some kind of job like to give them something to strive for and they should give them a window in their cell so the can see a view outside more bigger change the toilets and beds give them books inside each cell and let them come outside their cell more to be outside to not keep them locked up all the time .I believe they wouldn't be so angry if they made it more better for them .🙏🙏💯
Warden - we are getting rid of solitary.
Me - Rykers is solitary confinement.
damn, there used to be this documentary on youtube about rikers, something about guys getting cut and stabbed non stop. I think it was made in the late 90's.. its great i think you can find it if you search for rikers island scarface 4 life
ONE WORD INHUMAN! Horrifying and this is a place we are suppose to rehabilitate them? NO WAY IN HUMAN AND GET RIDE OF THE DIRTY CO'S
I saw that documentary and it's very sad what happens to the inmate at rhe end (role model). He really goes downhill. I forget exactly what he got caught up in but It broke me up. A guy doing so well for himself and being such a role model that he was to other inmates just goes to show you how things can change at the flip of a switch.
Was on Rikers in the mid 80s, and Passaic County jail in Paterson worse place I’ve ever been
Larry seems like a nice guy now
i wonder what he was like back in the day
I cant believe the how different Australian Prisons are to US- cant speak for every prison over here obviously but compared to how US inmates are not only housed by treated by screws ( what we call COs ) is worlds apart-
Good video. Also, if everyone were mandated/drafted to work in a maximum security prison for not a year, but 1 week, correctional officers would receive the respect and pay they deserve.
Just read that there is an inmate in Texas held in solitary for 26 YEARS!!!
Sending positive energy to you and your cause Larry
The toilet complaint isn't a good one because if you ever worked construction you know that prison toilet is way cleaner than any Johnny blue on a construction site
There is someone in my family that was a prison guard and quit because he didn’t want to see the other guards torture the inmates and it pissed him off that they do that
11:43 with great power comes great responsibility
we called them Dug Boxes in Glasgow
Some of these criminals in Rikers have it easy as compared to my father that weighed 90lbs when released as a POW from starvation as well as the brutal punishment.
I'd like to hear your take on juvenile criminals.
I get a “time out” is needed for problem inmates, but abusing them with long term solitary is inmate abuse.
I also like that older inmates are ones trying to mentor younger ones to NOT COME BACK.
Everything goes back to you.
Ricardo killed my mans
Damn saw shu rec and caught flashback of ft.dix rec in the shu but the cages were bigger...