When Guards in New York Cityâs Jails Lie About Use of Force [Want to get New York Today by email? Alternate-side parking: In effect until Thursday (Holy Thursday, Orthodox). Image Credit...Richard Perry/The New York Times Six years ago, New York City agreed to hold correction officers at the notorious Rikers Island jail complex more accountable for misconduct, as part of a legal settlement with federal prosecutors after years of complaints about abuses by guards. But an analysis of a newly released database of disciplinary records, while limited, shows that violence by guards continues to be a problem in the cityâs jail system. The records suggest that attempts by guards to cover up excessive use of force or other infractions have been pervasive.