Man detained for court hearing suffers fatal seizure in Manhattan holding cell
The man was in a holding cell in the lower Manhattan courthouse on Centre St. near Hogan Place when he had a seizure around 4 ...
Investigation launched after Rikers Island inmate dies in custody – marking first prisoner death of 2025
A Rikers Island inmate behind bars for allegedly slashing a stranger with a boxcutter died in custody this week – marking the ...
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 ...
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Rikers Island detainee dies in custody, marking first such death of 2025, city says
The city Department of Correction said it was still investigating the death and had no further details on how the person died ...
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Man held on Rikers for 19 months becomes first to die in jails in 2025
A 38-year-old man named Ramel Powell became the first person to die on Rikers Island in 2025. The Department of Correction ...
NYC Correction Dept. set to order mandatory 12-hour tours for officers again
Still facing a stubborn staffing crunch, the City Department of Correction will require officers to work mandatory 12-hour ...
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NYC’s Rikers Island has first death of 2025, detainee had been held 19 months
The man, identified by sources as Ramel Powell, had been held in the Otis Bantum Correctional Center. He was sent to Rikers in July, 2023 – 19 months ago – on a parole violation related to a robbery ...