Notorious Rikers Island NYC lock-up, Correction Dept. grappling with staffing & safety as inmate deaths mount
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City corrections staff and loved ones of inmates who have died in New York City jail custody are blaming the lack of safety for inmates and employees on a lack of adequate staffing levels.
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"To run our jails effectively, efficiently and safely, you need to have optimal staffing levels. You need to hire staff to maintain optimal staffing levels," said Michael Skelly, a spokesperson for the Correction Officers' Benevolent Association told Fox News Digital on Friday. "Everything that happens through our jails in terms of care, custody and control, inmate services, safety and security runs through staffing levels."
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