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These are the kinds of doings that make folks say, "Hmm...." A veteran correction department captain paid a visit to famed imprisoned rapper Lil' Wayne for an unexplained 45 minutes while he was in an isolation cell. Now the officer has been placed on a non-paid 10-day suspension and tongues are wagging as to what exactly did go on in that cell.
Captain Raphael Callazzo, who has been in corrections for 20 years, was caught on a security camera visiting Lil' Wayne, who is serving a one-year term at New York City's Riker's Island on a weapons conviction. Lil' Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, was caught earlier this month in possession of an MP3 player charger and headphones, which is against the rules. He was sent to an isolation cell known as "the Bing."
Although Callazzo was asked what he was doing visiting Lil Wayne for a 45-minute stint, the response he gave to department officials was not clear and still left quite a few unanswered questions:
"We don't know what he was doing. We know the camera picked him up," said one source. Collazzo's explanation "did not suffice to explain the time he spent" with the rapper, the source went on to state to the New York Daily News.
The corrections officer's union head Patrick Ferraiuolo feels Callazzo did not break any rules. He thinks that Callazzo's number of years on the job should speak for his decision-making choices.
"I spoke to the captain," Ferraiuolo said to Callazzo, Do you know what's going on? He goes, 'I have done nothing wrong...I don't have any dealings with this guy."
Well, for now, only Lil Wayne and Callazzo know what went on in that cell. In the meantime, Wayne is expected to receive his get-out-of-jail free card next month.