Rikers Inmates Throwing Parties, Making Tik Toks & Beating Each Other Up Amidst Guard Shortage
The situation at Rikers is getting out of hand as a lack of guards has left inmates to fend for themselves and some are overdosing, getting beat up while others party and make Tik Toks.
Per the NY POST, shocking Tik Tok footage is circulating showing an instance of a brutal beating of one man by three inmates as he screams in pain.
“Why the f–k are you fighting me for?” the inmate yells. “I’m not a Brim!”
In another video, the inmates threw a rager in a cell. They can be seen smoking, drinking and dancing while listening to music. Apparently, this is a regular thing now, and they posted it all on Tik Tok.
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“Again, no officer on post,” a Rikers Island source claimed. “This is regular in the jails now … Cellphones, money and drugs.”
Unfortunately, due to the lack of supervision, 24-year-old Esias Johnson was found dead inside his cell from an apparent overdose .
“Maintaining safety and security in New York City’s jails begins with maintaining proper staffing levels … the number of Correction Officers has dwindled down to less than 7,600, including the nearly 1,300 Correction Officers who have resigned since 2019 because of the horrific conditions Mayor [Bill] de Blasio’s negligence has created,” COBA president Benny Boscio Jr. said to The Post.
“Thanks to his gross mismanagement, we are unable to conduct facility searches for weapons and drugs, inmates aren’t getting their required services, officers, nurses, doctors, and civilians are getting assaulted with impunity,” he added. “On top of that, officers are being forced to work triple and quadruple shifts without meals and rest.”
