To the Editor: On Monday Aug. 27 in the George R. Vierno Center, one of the toughest jails on Rikers Island, another Correction Officer was brutally beaten by an inmate. The officer suffered fractures to his skull, eye orbital and nose, in addition to other injuries.
The inmate attacker was charged with attempted murder. While that sounds appropriate and satisfying for the moment, will there be any follow-up news story in a year or so reporting whether or not the inmate was actually punished?
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