Jail staff stock piled hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment and built a makeshift lounge in an abandoned prison on Rikers Island, a city investigation found.The Department of Corrections (DOC) staff had $100,000 in tools, $450,000 worth of air filters, 17 snow blowers and $230,000 worth of lockers stashed at the James A. Thomas Center (JATC).'These items had remained improperly stored, many ruined by exposure to moisture, heat, and vermin,' said a December 2021 report according to
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