NYC correction officers union calls for firing of security chief after another slashing at Rikers
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NYC correction officers union calls for firing of security chief after another slashing at Rikers

ByNews Polite

A correction officer was allegedly slashed in the head by a gangbanger during a fight inside troubled Rikers Island on Wednesday — leading the officer’s union to call for the firing of the jail’s security boss as attacks soar inside the lockup. The worker was breaking up a brawl in the…

Rikers guard punched inmate in face; fellow officers covered it up: indictment
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Rikers guard punched inmate in face; fellow officers covered it up: indictment

ByNews Polite

Three city correction officers have been accused of covering up the assault of a Rikers Island inmate by one of their own, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Carl Williams, 31, Roy Dewar, 58, and Jatan Das, 64, were indicted on charges of official misconduct and multiple counts of falsifying business records, Bronx…