The person was being held at Rikers’ North Infirmary Command before being transferred to a hospital in Queens around 5:22 a.m. Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for the department. The person ...
A Rikers Island inmate who allegedly tried to kill a man by slitting his throat died behind bars Monday, the fifth death in ...
The death was the fifth since Feb. 19, when Ramel Powell died at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center. That total matches the ...
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A Rikers Island inmate died while in ... Moore, who had been housed at the North Infirmary Command, suffered a seizure in a holding area while in custody.
The population on Rikers Island has risen to 7,067 people this week ... Jail officials also plan to use a currently empty ...