Prison official Greg Benjamin says the fear factor paralyzes opponents in the first quarter. 56.6 McNeil inmates take pride in the team's history. Another team learns what it's like to get blown out. Below is part two of three.
Room checks every morning, body counts six times a day, including twice in the middle of the night.
The same low-grade food each week. The spirals of razor wire circling the prison grounds, a reminder that you are a threat to society and cannot be trusted. No, McNeil is not Fantasy Island. From the time I walked into this prison, I started playing. The very first night.