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5 inmates have died at Rikers Island in past six weeks, officials say
Five inmates have died at the Rikers Island jail complex in the last six weeks ... According to court documents, Jenkins was ...
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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 ... The 20-year-old was arrested on robbery charges, the report said. The first death in the worrying trend occurred Feb. 19 when alleged ...
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Another death in custody at Rikers, officials said — jail on track to outpace last year
Another person died on Rikers Island Monday night ... confirmed that he was 27-year-old Dashawn Jenkins, who was arrested last July for burglary, petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen ...
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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 ...