. >> get arrested in the big apple, and you're almost assured of a trip to rikers 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. >> every criminal who has committed the worst act -- >> bring all your property with you. >> -- is coming through here if they come from new york city. >> they come off of the streets. they are 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, 90 admission a day. around the clock, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. >> what size do you wear? >> 8 1/2. >> guess what? 10 is going to be your lucky number. these are air giulianis. you can have them, my brother. >> never stops. the city never sleeps. >> while cell inspections are routine at all the jails and prisons profiled on "lockup," the

>> and now, liza jesse peterson passes her year teaching incarcerated youth that riker's island. the program contains language some may find offensive. [inaudible conversations] >> all right, welcome to bring my book circuit and jessica, one of the owners of the sort we are honored to be hosting the liza jesse peterson to present her new book. you can give her a round of applause now. clap back her new book is "all day" a year of love and survival teaching incarcerated kids that riker's island and she is speaking tonight with flores forbes. you are in for a treat. maybe another round of applause your detroit red wings overcome a couple of housekeeping things. we have a cell phone or something that might take place in the now is the time to turn an often silent day. we have the book for sale at the register and we will be signing writer afterwards. we also have flyers for upcoming events so we hope you can check us out here to love our event in may. when you buy a book come you not only get a great book a great out there but you support your local independent bookstore in the last

society would look like without mass incarceration and what ne new yk would look like without riker's island and how he would address the system. how do we support and take some of the weight of legal aid. you can't get anythingnt. accomplished. so i think that closing rikers with the others we think of how we can kind of dismantle themon and rebuild unity that supports young people and adults who have been trapped in a system. >> host: which character did you really enjoy writing about? and then there is one young man named charles. you felt like she had promised a. i was doing some work a couple years later. any educators in here, you know there is that one student that makes you earn your teaching stripes because they give yous . hell. every teacher has ever educated that one that you wake up before you walk out the door you're like i have to deal with this kid.ot he was that kid. what effects do you hope your book will have on other people that follow the path in terms of prison writing programs and -- >> these are children and humanize black and latino adolescents because we were societ

but rikers island that sits between manhattan and queens, is very visible. i live between them. i paid very little attention until there was a culture of brutality that was developing there. and then after about 15 years some brilliant investigative journalism by "the new york times," "the new yorker" and other approximapublications, bu were built because of necessity, because of the journalists, not the witnesses. so i wanted to do a documentary that would allow the detainees at rikers to tell their own stories in their own voices and words with no filter between them and the audience as you just saw. and that is when we dug into -- found about 100 other former detainees, got a dozen of them to tell us their stories in full and then we put it together in the arc of the story, the entry into the exit of rikers, you know what is happening, tavis, in rikers is in other jails, here in los angeles, the brutality culture, when you hear people tell their stories you really understand what tom stoppard meant in his play "night and day," saying it's terrible what people do to each other

it's easier to get to rikers island in here. i was able to take a tour of heart island at a time were slowly the secrets after 150 years, are starting to be told. [inaudible] >> beside potters field, heart island is the field for war soldiers. every building -- a phoenix house, drug rehab center in the 60s and 70s. you can see the rising phoenix mural painted. >> each one of these stone markers represents 150 people buried in two rows. it's just a number. >> more recent markers made out of pvc. is not a lot of visible signs out here that this is even a cemetery. we do have this come across that was built by prisoners who worked out here who buried the body. >> the bodies are buried by prisoners when they get to 150 they fill up the trench. we had to turn our cameras off. one thing that strikes me is how incredibly peaceful it is. it is sad and peaceful at the same time. melinda hunt is tells the people stories and she's fighting to lift the stigma. she said having the facility run like a prison doesn't help. >> the city burial ju

i gave a commencement addressed a rikers island. i said you can be me one day.here, i was there. but have to stay away from the politics. i'm sure mike pence gave an inspirational address. he didn't say listen, we're going to cut -- we're going to -- he gave an inspirational speech. he was mike pence and the snowflakes couldn't handle who he was. >> i'm bummed that's how people remembered my commencement, people walking out. you want to remember what the speaker had to say. what the day meant to you. >> i want to remember my parents in the audience thinking how proud they were of me. >> i was 38 week pregnant. >> so you were all -- >> there's no one good enough unless you're elizabeth warren or bernie sanders. >> we all do a lot of speaking. the point of like that big keynote speaker, they're supposed to come out and inspire you to think about your life and to reach for higher goals. in general, you know, you put somebody out there that has overcome great obstacles and talk about their lives, how they did it and they can inspire others to reach for the stars. we

conversations] >> and now, liza jesse peterson passes her year teaching incarcerated youth that riker's island. the program contains language some may find offensive. [inaudible conversations] >> all right, welcome to bring my book circuit and jessica, one of the owners of the sort we are honored to be hosting the liza jesse peterson to present her new book. you can give her a round of applause now. clap back her new book is "all day" a year of love and survival teaching incarcerated kids that ri

joseph ponte was hired to reform the city's rikers island jail for decades and inspector's report found used his city issued suv for 90 days out-of-state trips last year mostly to his home in maine. stocks were mixed today. the dow lost 23. the s&p 4. the dow 5. for the week the dow lost half. the s&p 500 was down a third. the nasdaq was up a third. the u.s. and china have reached a trade deal that is being billed as a first step toward bigger agreements towards the world's top two economies. it lifts the chinese ban on imported american beef. china will be able to send cooked paltry to the u.s. -- poe u.s. have greatest access to bank card market. american delegates will attend a conference in beijing starting sunday showcasing china's infrastructure and trade plans with arab, africa and europe. let's get reaction from trish reagain who joins us tonight from new york. good evening, trish. >> good evening, bret. >> bret: what do you think? >> it's interesting in that so many people were fearful of donald trump being so protectionist, especially when it came to china. let's not forget he

los angeles county jail, along with rikers island in new york cook island in chicago, are the top mental care providers in the nation. this is a failure of our criminal justice system. there are times when jail is the best and most appropriate option. but the jail is frequently not the best solution. as a nation we have a critical need and moral obligation to build capacity treatment options in our communities. we can support strategic partnerships with agencies to provide the wrap around treatment services to stabilize these individuals and keep them out of our jail system. we have a professional obligation to provide training for officers. of home too much is expected. we are always facing the unknown, frequently a situation where there asked to take on the role of a mental health professional. alone, angeles county 911 calls involving people with mental illness have grown 55% since 2010. we need to find and provide crisis intervention training to all first responders, both law enforcement and fire personnel. let's work together for a nationwide expansion of successful programs, teamin

los angeles county jail along with rikers island complex in new york city and the cook county jail in chicago are the top three largest mental health providers in the nation. this is a failure of our criminal justice system nationwide. there are times when jail is the best and most appropriate option , yes. but it's our experience that jail is frequently, not the best solution. as a nation we have a critical need and a moral obligation to build the capacity for treatment options in our communities. we have the ability to support strategic partnerships with our mental health and social agencies provide the kind of treatment for services that can stabilize these individuals and keep them out of our deal system have a professional obligation to provide training for our officers of whom too much is expected. too often our deputies arrived at a call for service always facing the unknown and frequently facing a situation where they're asked to take on the role of a mental health professional. in los angeles county alone and areas placed by the sheriff's department, 911 calls involving peopl

rikers because he was not a threat to public safety. but as we know in april and missed 13 brutally murdered four men on long island then i got a letter asking the attorney general to take all necessary action to ensuret those prep to foreword deportation so here in the eric city is directly impacting long island and there is nothing the federal government can do the reason why the constitution takes it out of the hands of the state and locals exclusively in the hands of the federal government so with this point again the american immigration council is spot on the must assert its authority for emigrationn policies to be held accountable in the current environment for those setting priorities in who was responsible for success or failure.failure. there is a couple of planes that would like to respond to the first-ever pipean tobacco what was said the department of justice is committed to working with state and local authorities for a common-sense approach. contrary to what was said or alleged the attorney general has never was adjusted -- once suggested they should detain or arrest victims or those who report crimes. department of justice ag