In Rare Decision, Judge Urges Firing for 6 Rikers Island Officers Who Beat Inmate 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. September 30, 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/1oqFVwK http://nyti.ms/1nAzJr9 The New York Times N.Y. / Region Prisons and Prisoners, Ethics and Official Misconduct

By MICHAEL WINERIP and MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. N.Y. / Region http://nyti.ms/1oqFVwK In Rare Decision, Judge Urges Firing for 6 Rikers Island Officers Who Beat Inmate September 30, 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/1nAzJr9 The New York Times