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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.
Three staff members at Rikers Island have been suspended following the Tuesday death of 40-year-old Michael Nieves, New York City officials said.
Dashawn Carter died at Rikers Island on Saturday, marking the fourth death at the New York City jail complex this year as officials face growing calls for the site to be shut down over reports of ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
Rikers Island is a 413-acre (167.14-hectare) [1] [2] prison island in the East River in the Bronx [3] that contains New York City's largest jail. [4] [5]Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was originally under 100 acres (40 ha) in size, but has since grown to more than 400 acres (160 ha).