A Rikers Island Correction Officer was arrested by the FBI yesterday and charged with civil rights violations. A mentally ill inmate was sick and needed medical attention. Other workers at the prison told the CO that the inmate needed help and the CO ignored it. Hours later, the inmate was found dead. The inmate was being held on a minor trespassing charge and not something very serious. CO is charged with one count of deprivation of rights, which carries a max penalty of 10 years in jail.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/25/nyregion/correction-officer-charged-with-indifference-in-death-of-rikers-island-inmate.html?smid=pl-share&_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/25/nyregion/correction-officer-charged-with-indifference-in-death-of-rikers-island-inmate.html?smid=pl-share&_r=0
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