Rikers detainee becomes seventh person to die in DOC custody this year
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For 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.
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Rikers detainee dies: William Johnstone becomes sixth person in DOC custody to die this year
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For the sixth time this year and the third time in as many weeks, a person in the Department of Correction’s custody has died. William Johnstone, 47, was found unresponsive in the cell he was being held in on Rikers Island around 1:50 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Department of Correction.
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