Rikers Island is consistently in the media due to reports of physical and sexual abuse against inmates and staff, death, contraband smuggling, employee sexual harassment, riots, etc. The jail complex has been plagued by a myriad of union, employee and inmate issues (cases). Despite the attention, the climate at the facility doesn’t seem to be getting any better. Prior to taking office in January 2016, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark took notice of the issues in Rikers Island. At her January inauguration, Clark pledged she would create a prosecution bureau at the jail complex. Once in office, Clark kept her word and the prosecution bureau is in operation and it’s headed by Chief Deanna Logan. This bureau comes in response to complaints about how
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As a former employee of the Investigation unit, I know that many criminal acts by inmates go unpunished. I used to work at any agency that would that had turkey farms. The problem employees who were civil servants weren’t disciplined and would receive a satisfactory grade on their annual evaluation. Not only that, they were usually transferred from borough to borough. Their behavior didn’t change because they were given a fee pass and weren’t reprimanded or fronted about their behavior. The mentality is I did this crime and wasn’t reprimanded and or charged so I can do it again and nothing will happen. In an interview Clark said, “I knew that improving the conditions for everyone on Rikers Island would be a key part of improving the criminal justice system, “and that meant having an office on Rikers Island.” This move to prosecute crimes that are committed by inmates is necessary to make the environment safer for staff, visitors and inmates alike.
As I read various articles and listened to news reports about the corruption and violence at Rikers Island, I see the linkage between the Department of Correction and Rikers Island Prosecution Bureau as an effective management move.
As a former employee of the Investigation unit, I know that many criminal acts by inmates go unpunished. I used to work at any agency that would that had turkey farms. The problem employees who were civil servants weren’t disciplined and would receive a satisfactory grade on their annual evaluation. Not only that, they were usually transferred from borough to borough. Their behavior didn’t change because they were given a fee pass and weren’t reprimanded or fronted about their behavior. The mentality is I did this crime and wasn’t reprimanded and or charged so I can do it again and nothing will happen. In an interview Clark said, “I knew that improving the conditions for everyone on Rikers Island would be a key part of improving the criminal justice system, “and that meant having an office on Rikers Island.” This move to prosecute crimes that are committed by inmates is necessary to make the environment safer for staff, visitors and inmates alike.
As I read various articles and listened to news reports about the corruption and violence at Rikers Island, I see the linkage between the Department of Correction and Rikers Island Prosecution Bureau as an effective management move.