1976 SPECIAL REPORT: "RIKER'S ISLAND"
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- Rikers Island is a 413-acre island in the East River in the Bronx that contains New York City's largest jail. Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was originally under 100 acres in size, but has since grown to more than 400 acres.
#NYC #rikersisland
Felipe Luciano is a great reporter
It’s such an inspirational thing to have that guy who was locked up come back as a reporter.
I always notice how much smarter the youth were then. They can have intelligent conversation if need be. Today kids have been dumbed down.
Aw they were so smart and somehow didn’t pass none of that sht on
smart enough to go to rikers?
they was crash dummies just like the ones now
Crack babies
If they so smart why were they locked up then
Don’t go to Jail
Why’s it seem like back in the day everything was more raw and real lol
Because it was, no cameras , no smart phones, no social media .. heaven
Bc it was
It was much rougher.
Because it was, not as much soy , if any back then. This generation is soft, with no morals. Just disrespectful with guns, the girls are masculine, and demonic too
Y’all a rough ass lie !!! 😂😂😂💯
These dudes would be in their 60s, 70s, or 80s now. Or, possibly, dead!
I was 12 years old in 1976 time sure flies don't waist it...
Thanks for doing math. I was born in 1976.
I was born in 1977 and I feel old now😂
@@phoenixarizona8441Me too 77 NYC Italian Howard Beach Queens first Hit Rikers in 2001
This is my new favorite channel I could watch these incredible throwback videos all day. Keep it up Hezakya Newz, this channel is the $#**!
Looking good ms jill❤
Just read up on Felipe Luciano. From gang member to one amazing journalist! Thanks as always @hezakya
He was also a member of the last poets after he got out of prison
@@LonnellRich oh wow!
Wow!!!! Thanks for the info
@@LonnellRichOh damn, I didn't even realize that. I love the Last Poets.
Assulted in the van on the way to the jail is wild.
Yo that f’d my head up wow 😮
@@beegee9354Same! I literally hollered wtf
I'm tripp'n like, did I really just hear that ⁉️
Horrific
yeah the infamous "what size you wear?".... sad
It was weird seeing him as a kid that was on the Island...... So used to him as a reporter that was on the news......I'm glad he turned his life around.....
I remember watching Felipe Luciano on channel 4 news in NY when I was a kid. That fro was always on point 🙂.
Felipe Luciano of the “Last Poets”! Salute! 🇵🇷
Look at how they blame black men for yt racism---
Another Jewel 💎
Thank you so much for posting these bro. I love this kind of old school jail/prison stuff
The c.o.at 8:40 walking down the corridor is my father.the late Richard hunt sr...thouroughly respected by the inmates.always described as firm,but fair
So sorry for your loss ❤
May he rest in eternal peace.
And to think, strong, totally independent black women have spent the last 50 plus years vehemently claiming that they can raise children better all by themselves without a man!
It's better now they starting to learn back then yu could only see what's in front of yu now w social media they can see the damage evrry woman I know with a child wants the father involved
Where do you think it comes from? Imagine the man is out there doing dumb shit not getting a job, bringing in zero income, dong drugs, constantly unemployed, not helping with the kids and home-wtf she needs him for? You want your sister with a man/manchild that doesn't help her? Answer that...
I’m Australian so I don’t know much but I was in boys homes from 9 till 14 ( no offense cause my dad was violent) anyway was raped at 9 & ran away at 12 got a job saved & left country for NZ where I met a girl ( she thought I was 16) anyway Igor caught after 2 yrs & sent back to Australia no charges & released I’m now 64 & still friends with that girl my point I found it sad that 3 strikes ( under Reagan ) was destroyed black & Latino lives for not much? Have I got that right?
It’s far more complicated than that, obviously. But thinking is hard, so that’s one story people tell themselves.
It was under Clinton with Joe Biden leading the charge in the senate that 3 strikes was implemented. Under Reagan the Iran Contra scandal happened that flooded communities of color with drugs. Systematic oppression and racism still runs rampant & is now deemed complaining when you point it out.
3 strikes was under Bill Clinton as part of the 94 crime bill written by Joe Biden.
Yes 3 strikes ruined and separated many families. Too harsh of a punishment for knuckleheads under 25 whose brains havent developed and are products of bad home environments.
I’m back after a long time, glad to see you still doing your great thing, you were the originator for this type of historical content and glad see the huge increase in your subscribers! Respect my man! Keep doing your thing 👏🏾👊🏾🙏🏾🤝🏾🫵🏾✊🏾
That Masta Killa song is 🔥 on here!
Hell yeah
This is outstanding reporting. I wonder what this journalist is up to today.
Rikers is and was a living nightmare, arguably during the time period of this piece, LA county jail was similar, where 'fight or fuck' were the usual first words one would hear upon internment there, and they were not said without full intent. Im told LA county has gotten a lot better, but i actually dont know, rikers to date is still a total hell hole regardless.
In both places during the period, sodomy was absolutely rampant. Imagine getting a DUI and ending up there as a non gang affiliate without a prior, your done moment one..
Never would have thought there would be so much sodomy amongst black men in 1976. It seems like a form of domination like dogs as opposed to being for pleasure. Sad and truly eye opening either way smh.
Na you just chill with the dudes from your block so if you live on a blood block yu hang with them
@@Slim545 accepted if you have been there, have you? respectfully
@@isaactuuri6488 I been to the island 5 times bruh n I bang! Seen many nigas from my block that don’t bang a clique gang nothing but since we know him he under us n we got him
Rikers is still crazy
Did anyone in this era recognize their grandpa?
who would have thought almost 50 years later they would start saying heavy hitters
almost everything is recycled...
Great great reporting and we gotta uplift the youth 4sho!!!
After watching the DOC ,me July 89/April 1990 GLEN MILLS ,looking deeper at the last poet ,has my mind come alive from a mental coma ,and when I mix in tupac the picture even at 51 has become so clear it reflects back at the future the youth ,reaching a kid before they embark on the twenty to thirty years it takes to come back to reality from ,more dialog is needed
FELIPE IS THE GOAT OF ALL REPORTERS
Out of the ones who are still living, I wonder who’s still in and who’s out? I was literally a baby when those dudes were in during the filming of that video.
My dad is in that video I was 3 year old at the time. He made a better life for him and my siblings we moved out to Jersey never look back. I’m here to tell you my old man still alive and doing very well 🙏
Just retired from being a Social Worker at a Juvenile Detention Center where he worked for the last 30 years. Could be more happier that my fucking hero 🦸 ❤️🙏
@@droop_973newark_nj3 that’s what’s up. I’m glad to read that your dad went the responsible route and made something of himself while taking care of the family. It’s always good to hear of brothers overcoming prison and the street life by going the straight and narrow path.
Any judge that gives a sentence should have to spend 1 day in prison, (not for punishment) but to understand where they are sending criminals to, especially if prison is supposed to help people return to society better than they were before they went in.
100%. Maybe even a week.
so much we dont see, everyone here is on their best Behavior guards especially
Seems like rape was common back then.
@@charrua59maybe aids and dna test had something to do with that fact?
@@kumikonaito7348 No AIDS or DNA testing in 1976.
@@monica012077more early 80s
@@monica012077 I meant Since then.
Love your channel! It is very insightful and thought provoking with great historical context for current issues. Thanks for your dedication and contribution to societal change.
Gives me even more respect for Felipe Luciano as the older news reporter I know from Democracy Now. Hope all these men made changes to their lives to retain & keep their freedom.
Not everyone is the same. I’ve met bad c.o.s and good ones. They’re the ones that helped me to really think of my future and life.
yt kids rarely get arrested--their community takes care of them--gets them off.
Facts
I wasn’t born yet but my mom and dad were already making mistakes lol 😂
So sorry, I hope they changed for the better.
Word.My Pops Rob May he rest his soul was Born April 5,1970 in Brooklyn,NY..Mom was born October 15,1973 in Brooklyn,NY.
Love you Pops
April 5,1970-September 20,1997
76 is the beginning of when the 4 building got crazy.
But it was like Disneyland compared to the mid 80s and beyond.
Disneyland for some wild people
A year before "The Blackout"✊🏽🌃.
Nyc in these days was rough we was starting to take weapons to school right around this time
It’s crazy the reporter is still alive!
Damn that shit is crazy in Rikers Island I will never go to jail or prison. That's why its important to know right from wrong for both men and women.
Even innocent people can end up in jail/prison. I pray you have been able to avoid the prison system aka modern day slavery design. Peace & blessings!
All you hear is how mothers Dnt visit from the officers to the guy who’s hosting this documentary. Nobody mentioned the dads. Host even said where is their mother not father. In reality you can tell most mothers do visit n it’s expected dads Dnt. Sad
When ny was treacherous
It still
Is
‘was’?
@@JeezWhiz1 ain't nowhere treacherous no more.get ya panties outcha butt
Hell no back then new york was getting 1000+ murders a year nowadays they get like 350 sht has gotten wayyyy better back then coming outside yu could be a victim nowadays long as your not involved with anything your safer than damn near anywhere else in America I know small towns that's worse than New York like literally new york dudes come down and get sent back in body bags
😂@@JeezWhiz1
Yooo..this video is straight up ill
God! I miss real journalism!
Google him and he is still as good looking today as he was then. He's in his 70's now.
Who?..felipe Luciano?
Work there now ain’t nothing changed smh
Why is that so funny when he says "Finally he's given a Bologna sandwich"
The rap song was dope
2024 still be here
Did yall peep the lingo? He asked if "you gotta be nice with ya hands?"but the movies would have you believe they was calling each other jive turkeys 😂
Lmao and I belived the shit...I'm born in 89 so I like seeing this footage for myself to see how they really talk
I know it had me thinking that. I assumed all beef in the 70's was dudes running up on you in with switch blades in long leather jackets asking you "wassup jive turkey sucka fool".
Lingo is regional. Some lasted longer in other regions and stayed there. In NYC the lingo changes all the time.
Great video. Very informative
What we tang song is being played in thus video? What is the name of the track? Anybody?
East Emcees Masta Killah
Wow..This is classic footage!!!!!!
3:18 buddy was getting violated on camera in the bacc smh
Daam, I had to play that shit back even in slow motion several times to notice that fuck shit. Looks like he was being brutalized.
I wonder if any of these inmates ever been a child before and had to attend any of the religious and schooling institutions of the us government. 🤔
No they came out of their mothers wombs as fully grown adults.Wtf you think??
@ 8:31 .......... What song was that playing ??, And who were the RAPPERS ???
sounds like Masta Killa from Wu Tang
Masta Killa - East MCees ft killa sin, free murda .....Album- Made in Brooklyn.....ya welcome!
wow
Is that Masta Killa rapping at the 9:20 mark.
First off all they let the news crew record in the showers. That should’ve been a violation of their rights OFF THE BACK.
I’m surprised I’m not in this video I came a long way
How yu suprised either you was there or not..stop cappin
u was in the mook dorm sucking bubba
Nyc swag never changes lol ya know wat I’m sayin lol
Word!!! I’m in my 60s now and came up in 1960s & 70s in Washington heights & Harlem and I remember seeing those white, orange & blue dept of corrections buses with young heads yelling and acting out behind the caged up windows …all part of inner city scenery …I’m retired now and living down south appreciating the peace and quiet
It's changed a whole lot now
@@JeezWhiz1👏🏿👏🏿good for you you ain't missing a damn thing
Almost 50 years later and Riley’s is still short staffed, and CO’s often have to do forced doubles.
1976 a man could work his co job buy a house car his wife stayed home and raised the kids put food on the table and went on 1 vacation a year,now that same job your poor,both spouses have to work houses are 1million dollars gas food and groceries are unaffordable taxes are through the roof and ur kids have no parents cause they always working to pay bills sad
B.S.
Felipe was kinda foine!!
I looked up the reporter, hes in his 70's still alive and still nice looking. ❤😊
Salaam my brotha ✊🏾
And another one!! 😁👍🏿👍🏿
Rikers Island! 🏖️
what is that Masta Killa song? its not the 1 in the one in the description.
Plz Like comment and subscribe. This channel needs a million subscribers.. fire content as always.
The adolescent quad was worse than the adults, 6 Main . House gang, 5 percenters. It was wild back then, I remember it well 😂
good stuff 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 wonder if this was in the 90 s he wouldn't of caught a buck fifty across the face during his week inside
Probably not. That went on during this time as well. He said he’s sitting in a good house.
70's is when buck fifties became prevalent.
Still can't believe my uncle made it on this
I was -1 when this was made.
I was 3 when this was made crazy
And that prison is still what it is today. Somethings change but others remain the same. Be safe out here & all of us must avoid the chains of incarceration.
Thank you.
incredible
Reading is a big part of the problem and the solution. They say 70% of the adults in prison read on a fourth grade level.
So let's make sure all kids can read well for their age. Then some of these social problems will be less of a problem. If a kid is reading on a fourth grade level by high school they're probably more likely to drop out. High school work will be more complicated for them.
What song is that brosky u know u always In ya bag 💼
You can tell in the 70s them old heads was getting it in real heavy 💯
Am I bugging or was Felipe up in there slap boxing? Fuck what you heard that cat is built different. He was out in those streets. Have to respect the way he came up and what he did with his life.
Did the reporter start slap boxing? lol
Brother breakin it down. Both of them
Some slang goes far back. "Nice with the hands".
awesome history
I swear to God, the cat at 15:30 in looks and sounds like that kid from "80 Blocks from Tiffany's."
whats up with that Georgia 1785 sign on every video
First video I've noticed it on. Maybe to keep anyone from stealing his videos
That means they are the ones that's in charge of the preservation of this documentary
see this idea that it was all kumbaya between blacks and puerto ricans created hip hop together thats a massive lie
in The Bronx the street was different than jail
@Amidat the guy ib the guy in the video said in the jail b streets
C74 adolescents at waR.
How has life changed for the victims of these criminals and society due to its caring more about the criminals than their victims. MOST of these criminals are not a victim of society but choose that lifestyle of crime as a preferred one. I spent several years working in this facility and would prefer that this reporter interviewed the victims of crime. Anyone changing from a criminal, alcoholic, drug addict or whatever involves a personal choice and decision. Until that happens, no external force is going to make someone change.
Crazy in the 70's could get ya cheeks busted
it was gangster rap that influenced all those young people in the video to start the life of crime & violence
crazyvideotape245 Lol Gangsta Rap wasn’t even out in 76 🤦🏻♂️
29:05 very very pause worthy crazy off camera he had to be victim
Off the subject but The reporter is hot. I wonder what happened to him?
😂 you got it bad for ole boy. 💯❤️😊
Look up Democracy Now. He is a great reporter & the Non profit news organization he works with is a great source for news without no b.s.
Because of the way Puerto Ricans stuck together as one 👊🏽 and Blacks was always in different fractions and groups. Blacks were oppressed by Puerto Ricans because of their strong brotherhood and ties all coming from the same island of Puerto Rico. Where as Blacks mostly identified and grouped up by whichever New York borough they derived from breaking them down into small tribes instead of unified as one for many years to come. This would change when one kid introduced the Blood LA gang culture of banning together and unifying to combat a common enemy of oppression from the Puerto Ricans and it spread like wildfire through the Blacks of the New York penal system and caused a war that the Bloods were very successful so successful that it spilled over into the streets, throughout the state,and before long throughout the country. With the invention of the internet and kids wearing their Set’s colors in music videos and “reppin” their hoods, being a gang member became hip with everybody jumping on the bandwagon from low income areas to middle and upper middle class teenagers were all Bloodin and Crippin just because their favorite Rapper was reppin they had to be hip and down with it as well. Gang culture wholesale.
Puerto Ricans 🇵🇷 were oppressed by blacks also in the system prior to the Latin Kings being opened up the NY faction. Latinos had to unify together to battle against oppressive renegade 5%’s and Anglo Saxon correctional officers especially in Collins prison up north.
🤝
There is no jail in America that was worse then holsmburhg prison in Philadelphia pa. Nik name the terrordome, where prison stabbings and beat downs were the norm. Even shootings occurred within the prison walls due to guns being smuggled inside the prison walls. Furthermore, holsmburhg was the only county jail at that time that housed Al Capone in a cell before him being transferred to eastern penitentiary.
This is false, It was one of them but it wasn’t the worst in a America it’s wasn’t even on the list of top 10 most dangerous jails/prisons plus it never reached the numbers of violent incidents that Rikers had nor was it the size of Rikers and Rikers was so bad that they had a warden from russia come and he didn’t even know what to do with them, It’s a reason why Rikers had to shut down half of it’s blocks
Song?sound like master killa and sb from s.o.m ,royal,etc
Wow this is wild those teens back the. Would kick todays teens asses in a fight they are almost 65 now
YOOOO!!!!
Interviewer at the jail was trynna Talk and be "Too Cool", lol7:00