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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Two days on Rikers: Guards save OD victim, detainee slashes nurse’s face with hidden blade
On Rikers Island over the past two days, the patchwork of life in the jails unfolded. In one facility, a team of correction captains and officers revived a young man who had overdosed on drugs ...
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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Adams re-baptized on Rikers Island with group of 11 detainees: 'We recommit ourselves to the right path'
On his public schedule, City Hall classified the reason for the mayor’s 10:15 a.m. visit to Rikers Island as meeting with detainees. But in addition to holding space with the group of 11 ...