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 ...
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 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 ...
Another Man Dies In Custody At Rikers, Officials Say
A 27-year-old man named Dashawn Jenkins died on Monday night while locked up on Rikers Island, marking the fifth death on ...
5 dead at Rikers Island in 6 weeks, NYC DOC says
Five inmates have died at the Rikers Island jail complex in the last six weeks, officials say. CBS News New York's Jennifer ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Rikers Island jails won’t close by 2027 deadline, independent commission finds
A new report says delays in building four replacement jails mean the city will miss the legally mandated Rikers closure date.
To Finally Close Rikers, Panel Suggests Making It Someone’s Only Job
The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission convened by the City Council ...
NYC commission calls for fixes to speed Close Rikers timeline, reduce jail population
New York City should create two new positions to oversee the closure of Rikers Island, which is mandated to take place by ...
Rikers detainee who ‘suddenly became unwell’ and died had been sick for days
The young detainee who appears to have died of a ruptured appendix and infection began showing serious medical issues in the ...
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 ...