Rikers inmate dies in ‘medical emergency,’ is fifth convict to die in custody in less than two months
A Rikers Island inmate who allegedly tried to kill a man by slitting his throat died behind bars Monday, the fifth death in ...
5 inmates have died at Rikers Island in past six weeks, officials say
Five inmates have died at the Rikers Island jail complex in the last six weeks, officials say. At least 38 people have died ...
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After another death at Rikers, family says it's struggling to get answers
Family members of the most recent person to die in custody on Rikers Island said they're struggling to get answers after his ...
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Rikers deaths continue to mount
The Department of Correction’s death toll continued to climb at a rapid rate this week after a 27-year-old died on Rikers ...
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Neighbors of Queens jail demand answers
City agencies last Thursday held a design workshop at Borough Hall for the Queens jail, one of four facilities slated to replace Rikers Island, but not without hearing some loud, ...
5 Rikers Detainees Have Already Died This Year as Crisis Worsens
Mayor Eric Adams’s administration is fighting to keep control of the troubled complex and other New York City lockups that ...
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Another death in custody at Rikers, officials said — jail on track to outpace last year
Ramel Powell, 38, and Sonia Reyes, 55, both died on Rikers Island earlier this year. Terrence Moore, 55, died in Department ...
Man dies in custody at Rikers — becoming the fifth death in four months
What to Know A man died in custody while at Rikers Monday night, becoming the fifth detainee to die in custody at the notorious jail complex, the NYC Department of Correction said on Tuesday.
Death of woman at Rikers, fourth in 30 days, comes amid outcry over spike in NYC jails population
The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility and is the fourth fatality connected to City ...
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City cannot shut Rikers by 2027, landmark report finds
In a stark admission on Wednesday, the commission formed to map out the closure of Rikers Island said that the current 2027 ...
As ‘Close Rikers’ grows ever more impossible, progressives insist ever harder on doing it
In its latest report, even the Lippman Commission admits the Rikers Island prison complex can’t close by 2027, but the ...
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One Man’s Year on Rikers Exposes Limits of Mental Health Reforms
I’m standing there with a pipe of weed and lighter,” Rotar, 37, recalled during a jailhouse interview on Rikers Island nearly ...