New York City’s infamous jail Rikers Island houses nearly 7,000 detainees. Chefs, not inmates, do the cooking. And while they’re on their shift, the chefs are locked inside, too. There are cameras everywhere, monitored from the guard’s office. Dull knives are chained to heavy machinery. Can lids slide into a locked cage. Spoons are locked up in the office. Inside Rikers’ kitchens, there’s a delicate balance between the chefs, the guards, and the inmates who wash the dishes. Read "I visited the Rikers jail kitchen. I left shaken by what I'd seen": bit.ly/3MDpvJ2 00:00 - Intro 01:19 - What is Rikers Island? 01:40 - Security Measures in the Jail Kitchens 03:39 - Detainees in the Kitchen // An interview With a Detainee 04:11 - Detainees’ Wages 05:23 - No Salt in Rikers Food 05:40 - Commissary Ramen 06:50 - Who Supplies Rikers’ Food? 07:48 - $19 Million Food Bill 08:13 - Is the Food Good? 08:57 - History of Rikers Food 10:38 - Moving Food to Housing Units 11:43 - Officers & Inmat...