January 4, 2024 - Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice

Rikers Island detainee collapses, dies during basketball game in the first 2024 jail death

By: Erin White via 1010 WINS/Audacy A detainee on Rikers Island died on Thursday after collapsing during a basketball game, marking the first New York City jail death of 2024, officials said. The Department of Correction said that Chima Williams, 43, died at the Eric M. Taylor Center at about 9:45 a.m. Williams was shooting […]

Another Detained Person Dies at Rikers Island Jail Complex

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 4, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Detained Person Dies at Rikers Island Jail Complex Statement by the Katal Center New York, NY: This afternoon, news broke that someone detained at Rikers passed away this morning. This is the first […]

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