Rikers Island Sees Another Inmate Die in Custody Amid Calls for Federal Takeover – and Return of ICE
Author: Robert Pozarycki with amNY Date: February 19, 2025 Another individual incarcerated on Rikers Island has died, the Correction Department (DOC) announced early Wednesday morning. The unidentified inmate was found at an unspecified facility on the island during the early hours of Feb. 19, according to a terse statement from the DOC. The agency indicated […]
As Mayor Adams Sells Out New Yorkers to Trump, Another Person Dies at Rikers – 34th Since Eric Adams Took Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY As Mayor Adams Sells Out New Yorkers to Trump, Another Person Dies at Rikers – 34th Since Eric Adams Took Office Community Organizations and Directly Impacted People Rally Today to Demand Governor Hochul Remove Adams […]
Rikers Island detainee dies in jail complex’s first death of 2025
Author: 1010 WINS Newsroom with AudacyFebruary 19th, 2025 NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A Rikers Island jail complex inmate died while in custody on Wednesday morning, marking the first detainee death so far in 2025, according to the New York City Department of Correction. Ramel Powell, 38, was pronounced dead at the Otis Bantum Correctional […]
