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Locked In with Ian Bick

Prison Guard Reveals How Inmates Are Treated On Rikers Island

Locked In with Ian Bick

Ian Bick

Society & Culture

4.8743 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Marlon Fernandez shares his experience of becoming a correctional officer on Rikers Island and reveals how the inmates are actually treated. Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Connect with Marlon Fernandez: https://www.instagram.com/marlon_fernandez_theactor/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Buy Merch: https://lockedinbrand.com Use code lockedin at checkout to get 20% off your order Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Orientation at the Academy and Corrections 00:04:28 - Growing up and career aspirations 00:09:08 - The Struggle to Make a Living 00:13:42 - Living Conditions in the Prison System 00:18:02 - Pursue What You Love 00:22:13 - Overcoming Obstacles and Pursuing Goals 00:26:19 - The Gray Area of Criminal Justice 00:30:34 - Challenges Working with Others 00:34:47 - Challenges of being a correctional officer 00:38:59 - Living conditions and hygiene in prison 00:43:12 - Corruption and mistreatment in Riker's Island 00:47:24 - Harsh Treatment of Inmates 00:51:36 - Leaving the Job in Frustration 00:56:01 - Rikers Island's Future 01:00:06 - The Importance of Going Through Stages in the Acting Industry 01:04:02 - Acting Tips and Self-Tape Challenges Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Even in the academy, I seen crazy shit the first day of an academy within 20 minutes. You would see, not even the academy, the orientation of corrections. Within the first 20 minutes, they'll call a break. Some people won't even come back. This shit was crazy. They'll go, they'll go. People, everybody will come back. They'll take attendance. And they'll go, all right. Next thing you know, they're realizing names are missing. They're like, oh, he left.

0:21.2

He left.

0:22.2

So just by listening, just by them talking during orientation,

0:25.4

people were getting, I don't know what, but they were like, nah, people were probably like,

0:29.1

nah, I can't do it.

0:36.8

Welcome back to the Locked in with the Invick podcast.

0:39.7

On today's episode, we have another correctional officer here to share his experience working on Rikers Island, and he reveals the conditions and how inmates are actually treated on the infamous Rikers Island.

0:53.8

I want to give a big thanks and shout out to everyone that tunes into the show today. how inmates are actually treated on the infamous Rikers Island.

0:58.0

I want to give a big thanks and shout out to everyone that tunes into the show week after week and sometimes even watches and listens to all three of the episodes we put out

1:03.3

weekly.

1:04.2

I would not be here without you guys.

1:06.4

Locked in would not be a top 200 podcast in the world for society and the culture if it wasn't for you guys

1:12.6

either. I'm greatly appreciative. And if you guys could help continue to spread the word,

1:17.8

push out your favorite episode on your Instagram, on your Twitter, on your Facebook,

1:22.3

share it with a friend. And remember to like, comment, subscribe, leave us a review on Spotify and Apple, and just continue to tune into Lockton. It means the absolute world, guys. Now, without further ado, let's get into this episode. So sit back, relax, and get ready to lock in with Marlon Fernandez. How do you pronounce your name, Marlon? Marlon. Marlon. Marlon. Likeiswold with an O, right? Yeah, Marlon. Marlon. Where does that come from? Marlon Brando, typically. That's where your parents gave you the name Marlon. Well, typically my father, I got the name for my dad. My dad, my grandmother gave him the name. Funny story. My uncle, who passed away, when my father was born, he had told my grandmother, they were looking for names, and they were like, nah, bro, you got a name of Marlon, like Marlon Brando. So that's where that name came from. She named him Marlin. I named my son Marlon.

2:18.2

Oh, he's a Marlin too?

2:19.3

Yeah, so there's three Marlins.

2:20.7

It's crazy.

2:21.3

We'd be in places and they'd be like,

2:22.3

Marlon, everybody looking around. Like, who you're talking about? Like, which Marlon? Is there like a junior and a senior? There's no really not written. You know, there's nothing really like Marlon Jr.

2:31.0

We just go by all Marlins.

2:32.9

You know, you look like a Marlin.

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