the incidents of mental illness and drug abuse tends to be statistically higher among the women. and so they present very unique problems. >> most of these women come from socioeconomic-deprived backgrounds, sometimes parentless, a lot of times victims of domestic abuse, child abuse. they have a concern that a lot of times men don't have in the sent that they have children that they're interested in and that they take care of once they're back out there. >> justice, mecca, natasha, dominique, latanna, harvey, navarn, nakim and elabrina. and i should be home with them, not sitting up here for one day. >> i didn't even do nothing. you know what i did? i pulled the turnstile back and i seen the cops and i ran. >> you wanted to get a free subway ride? >> yeah. >> how many times have you been in rikers? >> about 38, 40 times. assault, trespassing.