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Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco was a 27-year-old Afro-Latina transgender woman who died at Rikers Island, New York City's main jail complex, on June 7, 2019, in solitary confinement after staff failed to provide her with medical care that could have saved her life for 47 minutes following an epileptic seizure.
Kalief Browder (May 25, 1993 – June 6, 2015) was an African American youth from The Bronx, New York, who was held at the Rikers Island jail complex, without trial, between 2010 and 2013 for allegedly stealing a backpack containing valuables.
At least 12 people have died this year inside of New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex, raising concerns about the safety and oversight of the inmates.
New York City’s infamous Rikers Island jail complex, like many others across the country, has had to endure myriad complications […] The post 15 Rikers Island prisoners died in 2021. All were ...
The death toll at Rikers Island hit a record high in 25 years in 2022, after 19 people died in custody or shortly after being released.
Michael Tyson, 53, an inmate at the Rikers Island jail has died after contracting the coronavirus. He'd been held on a parole violation New York's Rikers Island Jail Sees First Inmate Death From ...
The death of Layleen Polanco, a 27-year-old transgender woman who died in solitary on Rikers following an epileptic seizure, sparked further calls for solitary reform. [50] In June 2022, New York City councilmembers introduced Intro 549, which would ban solitary confinement for all people in New York City jails.
Compassionate release came too late for COVID-19 infected Rikers Island inmate Victor Mercado, 64. “It’s crazy the way they handled this situation. His best friend was concerned he was going ...