A former guard at Rikers Island who was convicted of smuggling drugs into the prison has revealed he helped female colleagues prostitute themselves to inmates and senior bosses . Ex-marine turned corrections officer Gary Heyward has made the explosive claims in his controversial memoir about his time as an employee at the notorious New York facility . The Bronx native describes how he would have a list of demands and orders when he arrived at work every day , but the illicit scheme earned him more money than his annual salary which started at $ 28,000 . It included smuggling tobacco , drugs and cellphones to inmates and offering protection to three female prison guards who were selling sex . In the book he describes them as 'copstitutes ' . Corruption officer : Gary Heyward , a former guard at Rikers Island , helped female officers prostitute themselves to inmates and jail bosses and later served time for running a huge smuggling operation at the prison . Before he got a job at the jail in 1996 , he had served in Operation Desert Storm . His smuggling operation began when he saw a childhood friend , Biz , locked up on Rikers Island . He asked Heyward to pick up a carton of cigarettes which contained marijuana . According to the book titled Corruption Officer , an advanced copy of which was seen by the New York Daily News , the cigarette operation then skyrocketed . He would strap bags of tobacco to his body underneath his uniform to work and would sell $ 2 worth for around $ 200 . For $ 500 he would also deliver burner phones to an inmate and would set higher prices for more specific orders - such as liquor , coke , cooch and , in one instance , red velvet cupcakes . However he changed the direction of his venture when a competitor started selling cocaine . He picked up half an ounce of the substance from the sister of his prison distributor , he describes in the book as Flocko , who then managed to make $ 1,500 in just 15 minutes . As the business grew a female correction officer , identified as Officer Rains , came to him and said she pouches for him if he protected a the ring of three women who were prostituting themselves to inmates and other correction officers in return . Convicted : The corrections officer ( pictured left in his uniform and right in a jumpsuit to promote his book ) was jailed for two years in 2006 for selling drugs to inmates . Money : Heyward started working at the New York facility in 1996 , starting on a basic annual salary of $ 28,000 . In his book he describes how his illicit scheme made him more money . Rains then discovered Heyward 's business had become widely known while she was sleeping with a high ranking security official in a hotel . He said to her during the encounter : 'If you want to get rid of all the drugs in the jail , get rid of Heyward . ' His colleagues also started to notice he was friendly with some of the inmates - who they described as losers . Eventually he was busted during an undercover operation . Authorities installed recording devices in Flocko 's sister 's van and captured one of his drug deals . Heyward was sentenced to two years in prison in 2006 after admitting to attempting to sell cocaine to an inmate and providing another with a cell phone for $ 500 . In the book he says his behavior was driven by his need for money - as he had outstanding child support and a gambling problem . He wrote the book while behind bars in the upstate facility Oneida . Speaking to the Daily News , he said : ' I ’ m proof that once you serve your time you can go straight again . I live a respectable life now . ' Corruption Officer is due for release on March 31 . The former New York City employee has made the explosive claims in his new book Corruption Officer .
HeywardGary Heyward ran smuggling operation at the notorious New York jail . Scheme began when a friend locked up asked him to pick up cigarettes . Female guard then made him a deal where she would bring in tobacco . In return , Gary Heyward protected her and two officers who were selling sex . Claimed he needed extra money for child support and a gambling problem .