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Rikers is a very depressing place, and I always got to go home at night.
What does this mean....you live there? OMG
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Only prisoners live there. I was a criminal defense lawyer, and I used to have conferences with my clients who were inmates there.
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Conferences by phone or video chat? You must have seen and heard a lot working with them.
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No, live in person meetings inside the prison. Visiting Rikers was an all day thing. It's tough to drive there. It took hours to get through security.
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That sounds like a waste of time. I know at courthouses they have special lanes for lawyers. While everyone else has to take off their shoes and get their bags scanned.
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Yes, but not in jails. They don't trust defense lawyers.
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Oh, interesting. I didnt know that. Did you always have to fly to ny just to meet your clients?
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I'm retired now. Back in the day I sometimes had to fly to meet clients.