Rikers Island Jail Cell

Investigation launched after Rikers Island inmate dies in custody – marking first prisoner death of 2025

Ramel Powell, 38 died around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday inside the Otis Bantum Correctional Facility within the city’s most notorious lockup, according to the Department of Correction.

Gothamist · 4d

Rikers Island detainee dies in custody, marking first such death of 2025, city says

A man detained at the Rikers Island jail complex died in custody Wednesday morning, marking the first detainee death so far this year, officials said. The city Department of Correction said it was ...

WINS Radio New York on MSN · 3d

Rikers Island detainee dies in jail complex's first death of 2025

A Rikers Island jail complex inmate died while in custody on Wednesday morning, marking the first detainee death so far in 2025, according to the New York City Department of Correction.

New York Daily News · 3d

Rikers Island has first death of 2025, detainee had been held 19 months

A 37-year-old man died in a city jail on Rikers Island early Wednesday, in the first death in the system in 2025, according to officials and sources. The man, identified by sources as Ramel

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NYC jail watchdog group warns new Rikers high-security unit is ‘keg of dynamite’

The Department of Correction took heat from an oversight board for quietly creating a new Rikers high-security unit that may ...

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams To Let ICE Agents into Rikers Jail Complex, Signaling a Sharp Change in Sanctuary Laws

Adams is set to issue an executive order to allow federal immigration authorities into Rikers Island jail complex after ...

Gothamist4d

Mayor Adams wants immigration officers back on Rikers. Can he do that?

Mayor Eric Adams announced last week that he is preparing an executive order that would welcome U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents back to Rikers Island, but it’s unclear if he can ...

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Neglected To Death: Charizma Jones, Black Woman, Dies in NYC Jail After Alleged Staff Failure

Jail is a punishment, but being behind bars should never be a death sentence. A NYC jail is under investigation after a Black ...

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NYC mayor to allow immigration officials to operate at Rikers jail after Trump border czar meeting

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will allow federal immigration officials to operate at the city’s Rikers Island jail NEW YORK -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will allow federal ...

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