NYC jail watchdog group warns new Rikers high-security unit is ‘keg of dynamite’
The Department of Correction took heat from an oversight board for quietly creating a new Rikers high-security unit that may ...
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Rikers opens wellness center, including ‘serenity room,’ for correction officers
The space is located in Otis Bantum Correctional Center, where 800 uniformed staff work. The Department of Corrections is planning to open similar centers at other facilities on Rikers ...
Man held on Rikers Island sucker-punches female corrections officer, causing severe head injury
A man held on Rikers Island sucker-punched a female correction officer in the head from behind without warning Saturday, causing injuries severe enough to require emergency surgery, according to ...