For our third fieldwork we had an interview with Ishmael Nazarro of the Fortune Society, and a formerly incarcerated juvenile. When Ishmael was 16 he was arrested for robbery and sent to Rikers Island. Shortly after being released from prison he was arrested for another robbery that he had not committed. Despite being innocent he was detained by the police until the victim arrived. But then, even though he was nowhere near the scene of the crime he was accused and convicted for 4 years with a felony prevention program (this means that when he was released the felony crime would not be shown on his permanent record). He made an appeal to the a higher court but it wasn’t seen until after he had served his time. In our interview he described his experiences, and they were brutal. Prisoners fought, and formed gangs, beating other inmates for their food, or phone calls. Unfortunately, the guards would only stop the fights if they got too violent. As long as there was no stabbing or cutting there wasn’t a problem. In fact, if there was an injury the guards would stay overtime to file a report, overtime they were paid for. So the more fights there were, the more the guards were paid. During his two times in prison he was also sent to solitary confinement several times, once for 4 months straight. He described the rooms as so tiny you could barely lie down, and meal portions so small you could barely stay alive. Solitary confinement is designed to psychologically break down a person, and it left many people with negative side effects. But when used against people as young as 16 it could cause tremendous damage. Through our interview we heard firsthand, exactly how wrong the prison systems are, especially for juveniles.