Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and NYC Department of Investigation Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber announced on June 22 that a former NYC Department of Correction (DOC) officer, an inmate, and a civilian have been charged with smuggling a cellphone into the inmate at Rikers Island jail.   In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “The defendant, a correction officer at the time, allegedly took a $2,500 bribe for sneaking in an iPhone to an inmate. Contraband can lead to violence, and this officer tarnished his badge and put his fellow officers and inmates in danger. My office will

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