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Gothamist5d
Families of Rikers detainees who die in custody say they’re often left in the dark
The Board of Correction, which oversees the Rikers Island jails ... “visibly ill” in his Rikers cell and died 45 minutes later, according to jail officials. “They’re saying his heart ...
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 ...
City Journal4d
The Plan to Close Rikers Is Failing—But No One Will Admit It
The same week, a non-renewed, non-transformed Rikers Island reported its fifth inmate death of the year: Dashawn Jenkins, 27, who died of a ruptured appendix after days of obvious symptoms that ...
Gothamist10d
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 ...
Adams admin reopens NYC’s Rikers Island jail to ICE — fulfilling key demand by Trump border czar
The executive order, issued late Thursday night, will immediately allow immigration officials to reopen offices on the island ...
Queens Daily Eagle11d
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 ...
Newsday4d
Mayor's office executive order will allow federal agents to return to Rikers Island jail
Federal immigration enforcers are welcome back to the New York City jail complex on Rikers Island — after a decade in exile under the city’s sanctuary-city laws — according to a mayoral ...
News 6 WKMG4d
NYC lets immigration officials open an office at Rikers jail, a priority for Trump
The Rikers Island jail complex, on a hard-to-reach island in the East River, has long suffered from rampant disorder and neglect and faces a possible federal takeover. The order authorizes ICE ...