Two Rikers Island guards have pled guilty to felony assault charges for running a violent "Fight Club" like enforcement system that pitted gang members against inmates and resulted in the death of one 18-year-old prisoner. 33-year-old Michael McKie is expected to receive a two year sentence in January, while 37-year-old Khalid Nelson will receive one year. Department of Investigation Commissioner Rose Hearn said in a release that the two guards "fittingly…face prison sentences themselves. As inmates, they will appreciate the importance of Corrections Officers' maintaining integrity and safety in the City jails." more ›

Rikers has been developing a reputation for its soap-opera-esque sex scene, which includes lurid tales of trysts between lonely female guards and eligible inmates. But just because consensual inmate/guards hookups happen often doesn't mean it's ok when senior officers wantonly grope female guards, and whisper sweet nothings like, "When you gonna give me some? What breast-size you have? You have small t--s or big ones?" more ›

While the Empire State Building's management is keeping mum about Cameron Dabaghi's suicide on Tuesday, some security guards are talking to the press anonymously. The Yale student jumped to his death from the 86th floor's observation deck, which yesterday was watched over by at least six guards. One of them told the Daily News, "We have all sorts of security measures in place. It's not like we didn't try to stop him. It wasn't quick. We tried to talk him down for a while. It's not easy to get over these gates for a reason." It's unclear how many security guards were there that day, but the paper notes that their bosses, not expecting large crowds due to the weather, told several to stay home. more ›

Bronx Assistant DA James Goward says "scores" of adolescent inmates at Rikers Island were victimized by a gang of prisoners following orders from a pair of corrupt jail guards. One inmate,18-year-old Christopher Robinson, wound up dead last October, and an indictment unsealed in January named guard Michael McKie as "the architect of a criminal enterprise that recruited and trained inmates to inflict violence. They turned jail into almost a nightmare environment." more ›