NYC man, 20, who died after 8 days at Rikers went in healthy, family says
The otherwise healthy young man who died at Elmhurst Hospital after just over a week on Rikers Island had a ruptured appendix ...
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Manhattan man likely died of appendicitis hours after leaving Rikers, family says
A Lower East Side man likely died of untreated appendicitis hours after his release from Rikers, according to his family, who ...
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Rikers detainee becomes third to die in less than a month
A 21-year-old being held on Rikers Island died over the weekend, marking the third detainee death seen at the troubled jail ...
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Family says NYC detainee, 20, dies after a week in jail — 3rd detainee death of 2025
A 21-year-old man died after becoming critically ill in Department of Correction custody last week, according to his family — ...
To Finally Close Rikers, Panel Suggests Making It Someone’s Only Job
The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission convened by the City Council ...
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A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island
Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...
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Brooklyn man accused of shoplifting dies in courthouse after being 'deprived of medical care'
The NYPD is investigating how a Brooklyn man died while in custody at Brooklyn Criminal Court on Friday morning, just weeks ...
Woman detainee dies at Rikers, 4th death in 30 days amid spike in NYC jails population
A woman held on Rikers Island died by possible suicide early Thursday, according to correction officials and sources. The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility ...