NYC Jails Staffing Crisis: Huge Surge in Sick Calls From Rikers Officers, Even as Pandemic Eased

Amid a Rikers Island staffing crisis, the correction officers union says city jails have gotten too violent and there aren’t enough people to police them. But critics say there are plenty of officers — but too many are abusing unlimited sick leave. The I-Team’s Chris Glorioso has the numbers, and they don’t lie.