Five officers convicted of beating inmate at NYC’s Rikers Island prison

Five corrections officers at New York City’s Rikers Island prison were convicted of felony charges related to the beating of an inmate that resulted in fractures to his skull.

A jury in state Supreme Court found former Assistant Chief for Security Eliseo Perez and four officers under him guilty on all counts on Tuesday, including the most serious charge of first-degree gang assault.  Read more.