NEW YORK, NY – A correctional officer working at Rikers Island was stabbed 15 times and hospitalized on Monday, according to the New York City Department of Correction.
The male officer was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital and is listed in stable condition at this time.
The DOC said the attack was unprovoked against the officer. He was stabbed in the back of his head multiple times. According to COBA President Benny Boscio, he was conscious and undergoing tests.
The attack happened at 4:45 pm at the Anna M. Kross Center, hours after an inmate died earlier in the day.
Mayor Eric Adams visited the correctional officer at the hospital later in the night.
“This was an unprovoked heinous and callous attack on one of our dedicated officers, who was simply doing their job. We will not tolerate any assaults on our Members of Service who show up to work each day to keep our jails safe,” The DOC said in a statement. “We are rearresting the individual who committed this deplorable attack. We are praying for this officer to make a speedy recovery.”
A Rikers Island inmate was found dead at around 12:50 pm. inside the Anna M. Koss Center on Monday. At this time, there is no official connection between the two incidents. The cause of the inmate’s death