Inmates Forced to Run Rikers Island Prison After Guards Don’t Show Up
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Inmates Forced to Run Rikers Island Prison After Guards Don’t Show Up
The world has officially lost it!
According to multiple reports, inmates at Rikers island had to run their own prison after guards failed to show up for more than 24 hours.
The New York Daily News reports that Brooklyn rapper 2 Milly claims that two units at Rikers Island were left unsupervised over 24 hours.
“I’ve been answering the phones,” the rapper said, while other prisoners have been helping each other with zoom calls and getting transportation organized for court dates.
“We are really running the dorm by ourselves. I’ve never seen anything like this,” Milly added.
When asked to comment, the Department of Correction officials declined, but did admit to having a personnel shortage, as many guards have called in sick and some are just unavailable.
In July alone, 3,500 of Rikers’ 8,500 officers called in sick or were medically exempt from working with prisoners. Another 2,300 just didn’t come in to work.
“These gaps are a regular occurrence and it’s a prime reason why officers are being attacked and inmates aren’t getting the services they need,” a Correction Department source said.
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 31: A woman walks by a sign at the entrance to Rikers Island on March 31, 2017 in New York City. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has said that he agrees with the fundamentals of a plan to close the jail complex on Rikers Island within 10 years. A newly released report from an independent commission, led by Judge Jonathan Lippman and created by the City Council last year, has recommended the closer of the troubled facility. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 9: A sign marks the location of the Rikers Correctional Center in the East River on March 9, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
