Rikers Island's warden forced to retire for extramarital affair, special treatment for rappers

Rikers Island's warden Emmanuel Bailey was forced into retirement after having an extramarital affair with a female correctional officer...

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Rikers Island’s warden Emmanuel Bailey was forced into retirement after having an extramarital affair with a female correctional officer. Bailey is also well known for giving special treatment to hip-hop stars while they served time at the NYC prison complex. Bailey has even been held responsible for an increase in violence at the facility, after he allowed rapper Papoose to perform in 2006, angering rival gang members. All Hip Hop reports:

The Hip-Hop loving warden of Rikers Island has been charged with assault and harassment, over an affair with a female correctional officer.

Emmanuel Bailey was the warden of Rikers Island, before he retired last Thursday (February 23).

He retired under pressure from the Correction Department, after it was revealed that he was having an affair with a female correctional officer.

Bailey, who is 55-years-old, allegedly met the woman for sexual encounters in Brooklyn over the past year.

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