I Was A Corrupt NYPD Cop — Then I Spent 3 Years in Solitary on Rikers Island | Jose Ramos

About this episode

Jose Ramos shares his journey from being a corrupt NYPD officer to spending three years in solitary confinement on Rikers Island and finding redemption.

Jose Ramos grew up the son of a cop, served in the military, and joined the NYPD to follow in his father's footsteps. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Jose breaks down how it all fell apart — from getting shot multiple times by a fellow officer he trained, to becoming corrupt, to spending 3 years in solitary confinement on Rikers Island before being sentenced to over 14 years in prison. He opens up about operating barbershops in his precinct, renting space to a drug dealer who eventually flipped and set him up, getting jammed up in the NYPD ticketing scandal, and the quota system nobody in the department wants to talk about. He also shares what it was really like surviving prison as a former cop — and how he found redemption on the other side. _____________________________________________ #NYPD #RikersIsland #policecorruption _____________________________________________ Thank you to INCOGNI for sponsoring this episode: Take back your personal data with Incogni! Use code IANBICK at https://incogni.com/ianbick to get 60% off annual plans. _____________________________________________ Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick…

People in this episode

Host: Ian Bick

Guest: Jose Ramos

Topics covered

• police corruption
• solitary confinement
• redemption
• NYPD scandals
• personal data protection

Keywords

• NYPD
• Rikers Island
• police corruption
• solitary confinement
• redemption
• ticketing scandal
• drug dealer
• barbershop

Sponsors

INCOGNI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NYPD, Rikers Island

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