Rikers Correctional Facility

The report states there was also no captain on duty as a result of a staffing issue that left the Vierno Center eight captains short on the day the inmate died

Several inmates and around a dozen correction officers were treated for smoke inhalation; one inmate was burned so severely he was transported to the ICU

“Stabbings and slashing will exceed 300 this year with 6,000 uses of force — much high than other jail systems," Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Powell said

The mental health clinician was stabbed in the face and arm; he was taken to the hospital where he needed stiches

The inmate walked around the jail wearing the stolen correctional officer uniform and pretended to conduct rounds

Another report earlier this month condemned conditions at jail facilities, citing mold and vermin-infested areas among other issues

The monitor concludes in its report there has been “no meaningful relief” for staff or people in custody from violence and unnecessary and excessive uses of force

The court hearing came after a federal monitor overseeing the jails system outlined a pattern of disturbing incidents — including detainee deaths and grave injuries

Court-appointed violence monitor Steve J. Martin and his staff said that the jails are on pace for 350 stabbings and slashings in 2023

Court records show the inmate's assault cases include slashing a CO with a pen, trying to attack an officer with a shiv and beating an officer with metal restraints

The federal monitor that oversees the city’s compliance with the decree has expressed concern about the Emergency Services Unit’s propensity for violence

Eliminating the post-high school education requirement was approved in an effort to grow the department’s applicant pool to counter a staffing decline

"The pervasive issue of insufficient or inadequate rounding and supervision was present in five of the seven deaths," the Board of Correction said

The detainee stabbed the CO 12 times in the back of the head with an 8-inch piece of sharpened metal

Months ago Krystle Burrell admitted that while she worked at Rikers Island she smuggled Terrae Hinds two cell phones, helped him sell drugs and accepted bribes