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More than half of NYC corrections officers lied to investigators "We do not tolerate false reporting," said a spokesman for the Department of Correction A new report filed by the New York Times found that out of roughly 270 corrections officers disciplined over a 20-month period, more than half either lied in their reports of incidents or filed them incompletely or inaccurately. According to the newspaper, about 56 percent of the more than 270 correction officers who were disciplined from January 2019 to August 2020, misled investigators who were looking into these incidents. 12 of these off...

In N.Y.C. Jail System, Guards Often Lie About Excessive Force More than half of the roughly 270 correction officers disciplined over a 20-month period lied to investigators or filed incomplete or inaccurate reports. The city jail system, including the notorious Rikers Island complex, has long been a source of complaints of brutality by guards. Credit...Richard Perry/The New York Times April 24, 2021, 3:00 a.m. ET One New York City Correction officer struck a jailed person in the face for no legitimate reason. Another put a detainee in a banned chokehold several times. A third failed to stop s...