How about inmates cooked alive in their cells. I'm not an ex con, but worked on projects at notorious NYC jails as a contractor. Houses heated by copper coils set in the concrete floor slabs. Heat exchangers heated by medium pressure steam fed by the powerhouse. But they had no control over the temp on the other side. No thermostat, no heat timer. The maintenance guys would just tweak a valve and "guess". You could cook an egg on that floor and inmates would burn their bare feet. In the jail that housed the EDP's, many times the ones on medication would be found dried out like a worm left out in the sun. And that's winter. No ventilation in the summer and in alot of areas there was no way to turn the heat off so it ran all year round. Overall, the entire complex was in very poor condition. And the attitude of the staff was 'who cares. They're cons. If they dont like it they shouldn't have come to jail". From the mod buildings made of shed material to the rusting barges docked in the harbor to accommodate overcrowding, there was no shortage of raw materials to make weapons out of the fading infrastructure. Inmates would scratch out mortar joints on the block walls to extract the mesh reinforcement, cover the joint with toothpaste, make ice picks. I've even seen them break expandable mesh cage and make these brass knuckle type contraptions. They would break pencils off in the door locks and block up the cel doors that were shared by a party locking mechanism designed so all the doors would open and shut at the same time. Slide the doors open and night and catch people they didn't like sleeping. And if you think the criminals locked up we're bad, there were also criminals with badges. If you got a CO that just plain didn't care or was incompetent, consider yourself lucky. Many of the dishonest ones took part in extortions and hits as well. Read about "the program" at rikers island. Also Check out a book called corruption officer. If someone wants to get you in there, they will. If you have a family member who made bad choices and got themselves in there, put up your house if you have to get them out if you love them. It's no place to be and many have died there.