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RIKERS ISLAND — A Department of Correction captain was attacked inside the Otis Bantum Correctional Center at Rikers Island Thanksgiving Day, according to jailhouse sources.
Video surveillance shows the male captain walking along the hall of the center around 2 p.m. when a male inmate started attacking him. Another inmate later joined in before the attack was stopped. Sources inside the jail say the attack was unprovoked.
The captain, 31, was newly promoted, according to sources. He was treated for injuries, including cuts on his face.