A correction officer was left with a black eye and several lacerations on his head after being attacked by an inmate on Rikers Island.
According to a DoC spokesperson, at around 12:50 p.m. on Wednesday, the unidentified officer was working at the Robert N. Davoren Center when he was assaulted by an inmate.
In photos released by the Correction Officers' Benevolent Association, the injured officer can be seen with a black eye and several lacerations on his head that required stitches. "This heinous, unprovoked attack on our officer who was simply doing his job comes at a time when over 1,200 officers have been assaulted and the Public Advocate and the City Council’s solution is to prohibit us from separating violent offenders from the general population," said COBA President Benny Boscio. "If their legislation passes, one of our officers may get killed and they will have blood on their hands.
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