RIKER’S ISLAND: PATROLLING THE TOUGHEST PRECIENTS IN NEW YORK CITY, AS A CO: LIFE IN THE BING (CENTRAL PUNITIVE SEGREGATION UNIT)

Memoirs of a CO. Corrections Officers are the forgotten hero’s of the criminal justice system, they keep the bad guys in. This short story is a glimpse into the world of Riker’s Island from a Corrections Officer point of view, he saw a riot, an inmate commit suicide and survived an assault. The author provides a brief description of the housing areas, and how to survive one of the toughest professions.