Crisis In City Jalis- Juvenile Incarceration On The Rise - DJS Leadership Concerns

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WBFF) — With the 2024 Maryland General Assembly gaveled into its 90-day session Wednesday afternoon, a voice from Vincent Schiraldi’s New York City past slammed the DJS chief. In an interview with FOX45 News, New York City Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association (COBA) president Benny Boscio shared his experiences working with Schiraldi. Appointed under then-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in May 2021, Schiraldi was tasked with leading the Department of Corrections for America’s largest city, public records show. As part of the corrections system, Schiraldi was responsible for the city’s notorious Rikers Island prison system. While Rikers Island has earned its notorious reputation due to years of government neglect, according to Boscio, Schiraldi pushed the system to its breaking point. I’ve been a corrections officer for over 25 years. Schiraldi was probably the worst commissioner we had in my tenure as being a corrections officer. He lied to us about violenc