In Rare Decision, Judge Urges Firing for 6 Rikers Island Officers Who Beat Inmate by MICHAEL WINERIP and MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ

By MICHAEL WINERIP and MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ

The ruling, on a 2012 episode in which a prisoner was hog-tied, highlights the infrequency of strong punishments for guards and the pace of investigations at a jail that has come under heavy federal scrutiny.

Published: September 30, 2014 at 4:00AM

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