A Rikers Island officer promised a jail inmate to become his "freak in the sheets." Those would be private words in most relationships, but at the Department of Correction, it is a form of misconduct called "undue familiarity." The consequences for workers caught in such behavior are unclear, a Daily News inquiry found.
The prisons investigation involved allegations that Ronald Brereton ran a Central Park North lockup as his personal fiefdom, according to a dossier compiled by staffers that reached then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office.
In the letter, Ocasio-Cortez notes that her office has received calls from people detained at the jail who have reported poor ventilation, insufficient soap and other cleaning materials and a lack of health care resources. The facility is located in the 14th Congressional District, which Ocasio-Cortez represents.
“The City has made valiant efforts to protect New Yorkers from COVID-19, particularly given they ve received little help from the Trump administration. However, these disturbing calls necessitate further transparency,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a statement. “Many at Rikers stand only accused, not convicted, of a crime. And none of the detained individuals were sentenced to death by a deadly virus. The City has a responsibility to provide for the health and safety of everyone at Rikers.”