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New York Post8d
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 custody in fewer than two months. Dashawn Jenkins, 27, succumbed ...
CBS News8d
5 inmates have died at Rikers Island in past six weeks, officials say
The New York City Department of Correction confirms Dashawn Jenkins, 27, died while in custody Monday night, just one day after his birthday. Officials say staff noticed he was visibly ill while ...
Gothamist9d
Another death in custody at Rikers, officials said — jail on track to outpace last year
Another person died on Rikers Island Monday night, marking the fifth death this year of someone in – or just released – from city Department of Correction custody, officials said Tuesday.
Tickle The Wire14d
FBI Arrests Correction Officers in Beating Death of Rikers Island Inmate
FBI agents arrested two New York correction officers Wednesday accused of beating to death a Rikers Island inmate, Newsweek reports. A pretrial detainee, 52-year-old Ronald Spear, was killed in ...
CBS News20d
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 ...
Politico21d
Eric Adams supports new finding that Rikers jail won’t close by legal deadline
NEW YORK — A commission that supports closing the jail on Rikers Island acknowledged Wednesday ... also called for transferring mentally ill inmates to psychiatric facilities and expanding ...