I visited the Rikers jail kitchen. I left shaken by what I'd seen.

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Rikers Kitchen
Rikers' chefs prepare a big batch of pepper steak.

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How Rikers Island jail makes 7 million meals a year

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New York City's infamous jail, Rikers Island, currently houses nearly 7,000 detainees. Chefs, not inmates, do the cooking. But while they're on their shift, the chefs are locked in, too. There are cameras everywhere, monitored from the guard's office. Knives are chained to heavy machinery.

See photos of the last prison ship still operating in the US. The 5-story vessel is slated to close this week.

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A photo of the last prison ship in the US
The Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center is the last ship prison in the US. The New York-based facility is slated to close this week.

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