Steven Dominguez
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I never had a fistfight on Rikers Island.
I never had to hurt anybody.
I never put my hands on anyone.
I got the respect that I gave, and I went in with that confidence.
I'm a general population in downstate, and I'm there for about a month and a half.
I don't know where I'm going.
They knock on my door one morning.
They tell me, hey, listen, pack up, get on the bus.
I tell my mom, get on the phone.
Hey, listen, I don't know where they're sending me.
Once they send me, I'll let you know when I get there and I'll tell you how long that drive is and we'll figure it out.
I'm scared to death at this time.
Now I'm around and congregating with general population inmates and I start seeing guys that I used to see on Rikers and they're like, yo, this is crazy.
Remember, I was on the news.
The inmates watch the news.
I start getting the head nods like, yo, that's crazy.
And then you're in GP.
Like, yo, we got you.
Like, don't worry about it.
When you get upstate, they know you're there.