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U.S. government takes control of Rikers Island Prison in New York

Rikers has been a black hole for taxpayer dollars for decades—$860 million spent on court-ordered monitoring since 2015 with zero accountability. Now federal bureaucrats want another layer of oversight? Classic D.C. playbook: throw more cash at failure instead of fixing root… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) May 13, 2025 🚨 #BREAKING: The U.S. government has now …

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NYC corrections officer arrested for trying to sell 200 cigarettes for $50 to $100 each for inmates in notorious rikers island jail

A city Correction officer was indicted Wednesday for allegedly smuggling more than $15,000 worth of contraband – including 200 cigarettes and a cell phone – into Rikers Island, prosecutors said. Kendell Felix, 37, is accused of accepting a $3,000 bribe from an outside person in order to sneak the illicit items into the jail complex …

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