When an interviewer asked Gigante how he was holding up in federal prison, he replied "Nobody fucks with me here." Seeing as how Gigante was nearing eighty at the time and was suffering from numerous heart problems, it was probably more out of respect than any actual physical fear.

Gotti was barely respected by guys on the street, let alone people in the joint. Couple that with his big mouth and it shouldn't be surprising to anyone that he took a beating on the inside.