bailed out comes to us. >> get arrested in the big apple and you're almost assured of a trip to riker's island. a 400-acre penal colony on the east river directly under the flight path of laguardia airport. connected to the mainland by a narrow two-lane bridge, the island is home to an average of 14,000 inmates in ten different facilities. >> we patrol the meanest precincts in america. when our officers go to work every day, they know that everyone they run into is going to be a criminal. >> every criminal who has committed the worst act is coming through here if they're coming from new york city. >> they come off of the streets. they're tired, they're dirty. they're hungry. and you saw everything there, whether it was somebody who was from wall street who was charged with fraud or whether it was the lowest of the low of the drug dealers. >> get between 80 to 90 admissions a day. around the clock, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. >> what size you wear? >> 8.5. >> guess what? 10 is going to be your lucky number. these are air giulianis. you can have these my brother. >> never

. >> in the heart of new york city is one of the country's most notorious jails, riker's island. its history has been filled with violence, its facilities overcrowded and deadly. we first visited riker's back in 1999, when the commissioner of the new york department of correction was bernard kerik. his get-tough on crime policies have continued today. the new york city department of corrections says the result is a remarkable 90% decrease in violence at rikers, which has led to a substantial reduction in the inmate population. five years later, our cameras went back inside rikers to see how this once infamous jail has re-invented itself. >> i've got friends here. i have acquaintances. you don't come here to make friends. >> i know i should have at least 80 something arrests, close to 100 arrests, and i've been here at least about 30 or 40 times. >> it is not a pleasant living space. we're not comfortable. we make ourselves feel comfortable to ease the fact that we're in jail. >> the inmates call rikers the rock. the penal colony. iraq island. the guards call it the meanest precinc

inna new york city let me tell you about where i'm from ♪ ♪ new york is like an island, a big rikers island is sirens ♪ keep it on till i see a billion dollars, keep your friends close and your enemies closer ♪ love model chocha mommy pop it like she pose ♪ big time smoker [no audio] maybe you should hold up before you end up right, this for every ghetto in the hood, nasty nas, you understood ♪ (cheers and applause) the don, main new york city, inna, no, inna new york city, yo! (cheers and applause) >> stephen: nas, the album is "life is good" the number-zero album in america. good night, everybody. (cheers and applause) dennis: frank, i'd like to thank you for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime. frank: whatever. i hope they have some cool, exotic creatures for us to fiddle around with and play with. mac: dennis, we're going to an animal rights event. there's gonna be all sorts of exotic creatures there. - you think so? - sweet dee: oh. they better have some cool stuff at this thing. i mean, the money i laid out for this charity-- they could have built a zoo. yeah. actually, guys, zoos

inna new york city let me tell you about where i'm from ♪ ♪ new york is like an island, a big rikers islands sirens ♪ keep it on till i see a billion dollars, keep your friends close and your enemies closer ♪ love model chocha mommy pop it like she pose ♪ big time smoker [no audio] maybe you should hold up before you end up right, this for every ghetto in the hood, nasty nas, you understood ♪ (cheers and applause) the don, main new york city, inna, no, inna new york city, yo! (cheers and applause) >> stephen: nas, the album is "life is good" the number-zero album in america. good night, everybody. (cheers and applause) (cheers and applause) captioning sponsored by comedy central >> jon: welcome to "the daily show." my name is jon stewart. we've got a good one for you tonight. our guest tonight, new york giants wide receiver victor cruz. cruise-sanity whether... yeah, it doesn't really work, does it? (laughter) i'm just grasping at straws. that's actually steve martin, that's not really... (laughter) that's west virginia. i think he just labeled it egypt. thank you. that's... as you know, eg

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a class of 27 inmates who received their geds tuesday at the correctional facility on rikers island.america. and that they have a right to take part in the dream. of the graduation, corrections department commissioner said we are about rebuilding the past and building futures. so on the 4th of july, i'm going to think of the rikers island graduates, and i'm going to wave a flag without hesitation, not because i've forgotten my nation's many wrongs, because i remember them. and i am nonetheless proud of my country, not because of perfection, because the alt alternative is too graeme. all deserve freedom, and all have the right to pursue happiness. that is a dream worth celebrating, with fireworks and that's our show for today. thank you to karen finney, katina vanden heuvel and igor volsley. coming up, "weekends with alex witt." [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if we took the nissan altima and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it greater horsepower and best in class 38 mpg highway... ...advanced headlights... ...and zero gravity seats? yeah, that would be cool. ♪ introduc

and outside of this country and those people are cold businessmen and then when i get sent to rikers island for freedom of speech and when i get sent to central bookings for simply standing somewhere and holding a sign and saying what you're doing is wrong i'm there with people who jump the turnstile i'm there with someone who had a joint in their ashtray in their home i'm there with with a woman who was abused by her husband and now he lies on her and now she ends up in central booking i mean first for simple minor things these people aren't criminals we should be looking at why these crimes are taking place and be looking at the people on top and saying these are the criminals and that's what's causing this right i mean the broken windows theory does not work. see there's both been you know part of the occupy movement too for a long time and so i'm just curious as to where you think that that stands right now you know we'll get back to what's going on but that's part of the occupy movement is talking about the unfairness in our society right that people are getting away with white collar

she went on to say on the fourth of july, i'm going to think of rikers island graduates. prisoners. waive a flag. not because i have forgotten my nation's many wrongs because i remember them. i'm proud of my country not because of perfection because the alternative is too grim. give up on the nation founded in the belief if not the practice that we're all created equal. okay. so, i mean, that's just a dodge because she knew she was going to be held to account by someone for the anti-american diatribe on the fourth of july. however -- >> -- what does prisoners getting g.e.d.es have to do with the fourth of july? >> bill: nothing. >> nothing. >> bill: she is trying to petty fog the issue. what percentage of issues would you say despise their country? there are some on the right who despise heir country as well. >> i have no idea, bill. >> bill: i would say it's 15%. 1-5. >> really? 15%? >> bill: i would say so. >> on the fourth of july i was focused on being with people that i love, my family, my friends, my children, and, you know, the lessons of patriotism that i hope that i'm teach

the don nas the don nas the don m ♪ nas the don nas the don ♪ new york is like an island a big rikers islandeen out rhyming since born knowledge like prophet muhammad said the ink from a scholar ♪ ♪ worth more than the blood of a martyr so i'mma keep it on 'til i see a billion dollars ♪ ♪ keep your friends close and your enemies closer love model chocha - mommy pop it like she 'pose to ♪ ♪ eyes red shot like i'm never sober big time smoker indonesian doja ♪ ♪ mini me's you can hold up before you end up wet up from my soldiers ♪ ♪ don under fire i remain on some calm this for every ghetto in the hood ♪ ♪ nas the don jimmy kimmel understood ♪ ♪ nas the don nas the don nas the don nas the don m we love you. >> jimmy: i want to thank jeremy renner, aaron paul.

the don nas the don nas the don m ♪ nas the don nas the don ♪ new york is like an island a big rikers island been out rhyming since born knowledge like prophet muhammad said the ink from a scholar ♪ ♪ worth more than the blood of a martyr so i'mma keep it on 'til i see a billion dollars ♪ ♪ keep your friends close and your enemies closer love model chocha - mommy pop it like she 'pose to ♪ ♪ eyes red shot like i'm never sober big time smoker indonesian doja ♪ ♪ mini me's you can hold up before you end up wet up from my soldiers ♪ ♪ don under fire i remain on some calm this for every ghetto in the hood ♪ ♪ nas the don jimmy kimmel understood ♪ ♪ nas the don nas the don nas the don nas the don m we love you. >> jimmy: i want to thank jeremy renner, aaron paul. apologies to matt damon, we ran out of time. tomorrow night, lisa kudrow, rosemarie dewitt and music from trey songz. the new c.d. "life is good" is out now. playing us off the air with "nasty," see the full performance at jimmykimmellive.com. once again, nas! goodnight! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ yeah ♪ thank you for making us number one