Rikers detainee dies from apparent medical episode, fifth NYC jail death in 6 weeks
A 27-year-old man held on Rikers Island died Monday night, bringing the total number of jail deaths there to five in 2025. According to the City Department of Correction account, staffers saw that ...
5 People Have Already Died on Rikers 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 ...
Rikers detainee dies from apparent medical episode, 5th NYC jail death in 6 weeks
The death was the fifth since Feb. 19, when Ramel Powell died at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center. That total matches the ...
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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 ...