Rikers detainee dies after guards ignored plea for medical attention, attys say
/A 23-year-old Rikers Island detainee died Sunday night after experiencing a medical emergency that her attorneys say went ignored by jail staff.
Read MoreA 23-year-old Rikers Island detainee died Sunday night after experiencing a medical emergency that her attorneys say went ignored by jail staff.
Read MoreFor the fourth time in as many weeks and for the seventh time this year, a man in the custody of the city’s Department of Correction has died.
Read MoreAn elderly man died on Rikers Island over the weekend, marking the first time an incarcerated individual has died in the troubled jail facility this year.
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