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| Rikers Island visitors in clothes that are too hot to handle asked to wear neon smocks instead |
| By nydailynews.com - Reuven Blau |
| Published: 06/21/2011 |
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Rikers Island is trying to turn down the heat by covering up the skanks - and keeping out the shanks. From now on, female visitors who show up spilling out of their tight tops, miniskirts or ripped jeans will be issued a passion-dampening T-shirt that comes in a hideous shade of neon green and in just one size - XXL. "These regulations are intended to ensure the safety and well-being of the inmate population, [Correction Department] staff and visitors," department spokeswoman Sharman Stein said. They're also designed to douse the desire of sex-starved prisoners, some of whom have been caught getting it on with their significant others in large public visit areas that often are filled with kids, sources said. "It was really gross," said a veteran jail supervisor. "It was really getting out of control." One lass who wore a short skirt with spandex leggings to visit her beau behind bars said what's gross is having to wear that T-shirt. "I have to wear what?" the incredulous woman asked when a correction officer trotted out with her T-shirt. "You're just trying to make me look bad in front of my man." Then, as she reluctantly donned the shirt, she loudly complained about the time she spent fixing her makeup and hair. "Why'd I even bother?" she asked repeatedly. In addition to the coverup, the new Rikers dress code, which went into effect in recent weeks, bans all jewelry other than wedding rings. Same goes for spandex leggings not covered by other clothing - not to mention anything with gang markings. Jail officials also hope the new T-shirts will help correction officers clamp down on contraband getting into the lockup. While all of the jail's 1,770 daily visitors - male and female - are searched at least three times before they reach the guest area, drugs and weapons still get smuggled in. Visitors often can be heard discussing strategies for beating the system while waiting in line to get inside. Read More. |
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Rikers Island people have a good sense of clothing, and I found that out when I went there to sell some of my tees. It was a really good time there, and I will definitely want to go again there sometime.