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Two inmates in Department of Correction custody died within an hour and a half of each on Rikers Island on Friday afternoon.

The beleaguered jail has been under the supervision of a federal monitor since 2015 because of pervasive problems.

Five inmates have died inside Rikers since the start of the year. No other details were released. * Get Eyewitness News Delivered * Follow us on YouTube * More local news * Send us a news tip ...