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 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 ...
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What to Know About Proposals to Fix the Chaos at Rikers Island
By Hurubie Meko A federal judge overseeing the Rikers Island jail complex in New York ... Lawyers representing the inmates and the city each sent Judge Swain plans for how a receivership could ...
Man dies in custody at Rikers — becoming the fifth death in four months
A man died in custody while at Rikers Monday night, becoming the fifth detainee to die in custody at the notorious jail ...
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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As ‘Close Rikers’ grows ever more impossible, progressives insist ever harder on doing it
The only sane answer is to just build new jails on Rikers Island, and transfer inmates as practical, writes The Post Editorial Board. Leonardo Munoz The de Blasio-era law requiring City Hall to ...
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Woman dies at Rikers Island, NYC jail officials say — 4th detainee death of 2025
A woman died in custody on Rikers Island early Thursday, the city’s Department of Correction said, making her the fourth detainee to die at the jail complex so far this year. According to jail ...
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams says 1 of 4 jails to replace Rikers will be a "state-of-the-art mental health facility"
Mayor Eric Adams says one of the four new community jails that were being built to replace Rikers will now be dedicated to inmates with ... to closing Rikers Island. Adams has tapped his new ...