rikers island is different.ikers island you could run around the hallways, do whatever, basically. >> been here about two and a half months. i'm awaiting extradition to new jersey. i got paroled in new jersey. basically, that's it. i was on the run for four and a half years from new jersey and finally got caught. >> this is phillip santiago's fourth time at rikers. he was convicted for credit card fraud and has been on board for two and a half months awaiting extradition to new jersey. >> oh, i need to be outside. i ain't been outside the last month and a half. oh! hell, yeah. >> how's it feel? >> it feels the best, it feel good. it feels very good. a beautiful feeling to come outside, especially when you're incarcerated. all the air you get is to go to court and that's it. you get on the bus. besides that, you get to look out the window. and that's it. >> everybody, place your i.d. cards on your outermost garments. put them up on your chest, please, gentlemen. keep the noise down. we're going to take it inside.

now, these men in rikers, they've made mistakes. but they can correct them.how them different men in all walks of life. what i want to show them in the book show them who made the right decisions. christopher made the right decisions and john wallace, we all go there and we all talk to them about making the right choices in life. and how it is possible no matter what situation you come from. >> let me jump in and say, we saw an e-mail from one of the new york department correction official they send out letters and letters to celebrities, athletes, et cetera, a lot of them don't come. they talk about the deafening silence after they ask people to come. hats off to both of you for going to rikers island to talk to these men. 64% of african-american children live without their fathers. so this foundation says just over half graduate high school in four years. amari, what do you say? >> it's awesome that we're doing it because the platform we've been placed upon as professional basketball players and a lot of the youth look up to us to leave them a blueprint for

she spent four months on rikers island and then we see what happens going forward. very interesting. >> dr. phil starts tomorrow at 4:00. don't miss it. and come back and visit us this evening at 7:00 p.m.

bacardi chasers ♪ ♪ chasing me all over town ♪ 'cause he knows i'm wasted ♪ ♪ facing time again on rikersdibly) ♪ and i won't get out hey. (music continues playing) hey! what? hi. where is it? where's what? the cocaine you stole from burroughs. he said that? (gasps) he's a liar. i didn't steal any cocaine. i wear to god, cho. i would never steal co-- summer, don't do this. ugh. (chuckles) (whispers) okay, fine. (sighs) i lied. but you got to admit, i kinda fooled you. i had you a little bit fooled. give it to me. no. it's no big deal. tookie just thinks he's dangerous. i've been beaten far worse for a lot less. give it to me! fine. be that way. look, i'm sorry. you know, i... i know i've been bad. it's just... i've been so bored. and this was such a rush. summer, i had to stop myself from hurting him badly. i could have killed him. you understand me? god... that's kind of hot. what's the hell is wrong with you? you're really messed up, you know that?! well, duh! like you're not?! no! what are you doing?! stop it! are you nuts?! that's mine! i worked for it, cho! i'm a cop! how did you thi

. >> she was in rikers for four months and she's out now with an ankle bracelet on and wanted to tellew york, because she can't go anywhere. she's got a bracelet on her ankle. >> jimmy: did you get any sex off her. >> well, i didn't -- i think she's actually a manager. she's not actually -- >> jimmy: sometimes they come out of retirement actually, yeah. >> well, you would know so -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: did you ask her what the names were or -- >> i did and i asked her -- she had her lawyers there with her. we didn't get along. her lawyers and i did not get along. they don't like people who ask follow-up questions. you can ask a question and say i don't want to talk about that. you ask four more, they don't like that. >> jimmy: do you think she's holding on to it to protect those people or looking for something bigger? >> i don't know what you mean. think think she's not giving the name up because i think it's the only leverage she's got. >> jimmy: i see. very interesting. >> i think it's the only leverage she's got. >> jimmy: you're doing the lord's work. thank you. occasionally so

once an inmate has completed the program and left rikers island, fresh start offers job and school placementnce its inception, 1,500 men have completed fresh start. the "new york times" reports that of the inmates who take part in the program, 90% do not return to jail within the year. cost to the city? $5,000 per participant. many people come together to make fresh start possible, but liz gains is the program life blood and driving force. as she told us, to be effective in this work you have to spend time in jail to listen to what people need. it's not a job you can do behind a desk. for getting out from behind that desk and for making a difference to those who so many would just as soon forget, liz gains is our foot soldier of the week. that is our show today. thank you to my guests, thanks to you at home for watching. see you tomorrow morning 10:00 a.m. eastern. coming up right now, "weekends with alex witt." back from rough economic times. employees are being forced to do more with less. and the need for capable leaders is greater than ever. when you see these problems do you take a step

and six months behind bars with time served after four months on rei rikers island. >> the family isl clients. how did this case fall apart? >> this case involved $100 of wiretapping. millions of dollars of police resources. and the prosecution walked away with one count of promoting prostitution. definitely not a win for the prosecution. >> criminal defense attorney alison triessl said that the case came down to one piece of crucial evidence, her alleged client list. otherwise known as the little black book. >> it seemed that the big win for the prosecution was this black book that was talked about, possibly involving names of politicians and financiers. every high-powered new york people. but, at the end of the day, they never got their hands on that black book. >> but she's not out of the woods yet. she warned gristina she could face deportation. >> she's worried about being deported. let's face it, she has a green card, she's been here 27 years. she'll take whatever legal steps needed to avoid that. >> the judge in this case said yesterday that gristina will be sentenced november