Another Corrections Officer Convicted of Smuggling Drugs & Weapons-

A former New York City corrections officer was sentenced Tuesday to more than two years in prison for sneaking cell phones and narcotics into Rikers Island in exchange for nearly $10,000 in bribes, according to officials, the latest case involving staff smuggling items into federal facilities. Krystle Burrell, 36, of Lawrence, New York, was found guilty of bribery, smuggling contraband, and accepting payments for narcotics, according to a release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York’s Eastern District. Burrell, who was employed by the New York City Department of Corrections in 2016 and worked at Rikers Island, was sentenced to 29 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto Krystle Burrell put her own interests above the safety of incarcerated individuals and other correction officers at Rikers Island,“ U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said in a statement. “Public corruption is especially harmful when it affects the safety and security of our city’s jails and toda