The death toll at Rikers Island jumped to seven this year with two men dying at the notorious jail Friday, officials said. The facility has already surpassed the number of inmate deaths in all of 2024 ...

An inmate died of a medical emergency in the bathroom of a Rikers Island facility Tuesday morning – marking the eighth reported death of an inmate at the city’s jails this year, officials said. A ...

A man being held on Rikers Island died early Saturday, the 10th inmate being housed in city jails to die this year. City Department of Correction officials confirmed the death, claiming inmate Ardit ...

Two more detainees died while in the custody of the city over the last week — adding to an alarming trend that also saw a Rikers Island inmate found dead, cops and sources said. Musa Cetin, 29 — a ...

An inmate was found dead in his cell at the George R. Vierno Center at Rikers Island early Saturday morning, according to the NYC Department of Correction (DOC). According to the DOC, on Saturday, Aug ...