Former corrections officer sentenced for smuggling $15,000 in contraband into Rikers Island
Kendell Felix, 38, will serve three years' probation, is ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution and participate in two years of programming for the August 2024 crime.
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Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark says a former New York City Department of Corrections officer was sentenced for smuggling approximately $15,000 worth of contraband into Rikers Island.
Kendell Felix, 38, will serve three years' probation, is ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution and participate in two years of programming for the August 2024 crime.
Prosecutors say Felix was assigned to the North Infirmary Command when he smuggled 200 cigarettes and a cellphone into the jail in exchange for $3,000.
Cigarettes are sold for $50 to $100 each inside Rikers, bringing the estimated total Felix brought in to around $15,000.
Felix pleaded guilty to bribe receiving on Jan. 8, 2026.
“Correction Officers protect, serve, and embody public trust. This defendant's misconduct placed his fellow officers and the people incarcerated in jeopardy by smuggling valuable commodities that fuel violence,” said DA Clark. “He tarnished correction officers' reputation and broke his oath for $3,000. Now, he's on probation for three years and must pay restitution."
