. >> mcdonald is charged with petty larceny and burglary. pled not guilty but admits to entering an unlocked home during a time when she was living on the streets and addicted to drugs. >> i went to the fridge to get something to eat. then i went from the fridge to the bedroom to see if they had any change on their dresser, whatever. and when i opened the first drawer, there was $300 sitting in the drawer. so i took $300 and left. >> mcdonald has struggled with drug use, ranging from marijuana and ecstasy to crack and crack-cocaine. she says she turned to drugs after a painful childhood. >> i talked to my therapist about that. he says that's because of your past. don't let it fuel anything. no feelings and stuff. and yeah. >> now mcdonald has new feelings to deal with. she's met a man here. >> when he comes out for rec for his hour, he comes to my window. we sit there and talk. then -- which is not really allowed, but you know, he does it anyways. >> charleston county has one of the few co-ed segregation units in the nation. since there are

when we met him, he was serving a year for petty larceny and violating parole. >> i just spiraled outtly for drug activity. trying to make money hustling in the street. >> but randolph took advantage of the jail's writing program and had hopes of becoming a journalist. >> we publish the "rikers review which is published by the inmates for the inmates. it was extremely helpful. it gave me a lot of computer skills, marketable skills. so i'm looking forward to trying to utilize that when i get down. >> the prison journal included one of his poems. >> can we read a little bit of your poem? >> all right. th this one is called "hold this." grip these words as if your embrace alone will help me save my life so that i might live to give my tomorrows as payment for yesterday's debts. >> randolph says the poem is his vision for a new life. >> the future conceals hopes and happiness yet to feel. with this you present a fresh foundation on which to rebuild. the peace i seek is real. i reach for your compassion strong as steel. this is my truth that you feel. may you cherish my conscious. hold thi

. >> joseph regan is serving 90 days for misdemeanor assault, criminal mischief and petty larceny. >> i've been in and out of rikers for about 20 years. maybe a little bit more than that. i was recently released december 12th and i'm back on another skid bit, as they say. 90 days, which is a small bit, a city bit. i maxed out in sing sing last year and i've been all over the state -- attica, sing sing, quentin, all over the state, but i've been on the island, you know, a lot of times. >> i've been here going on over 20 years, in and out. first started back in 1983, and it's 2004 and i'm still coming back, in and out. i have been here for various charges though. assault charges, grand larceny charges, unauthorized use of a vehicle, stolen property, drug charges numerous times. >> antonio estrella is one of many drug addicts serving time at rikers. >> right now, we're in two main. this is the highest classification inside the facility. what brought me here was in 2003, i got into a fight with a correction officer in 11 main, and since then, my classification is at the highest it could b