Another Death in NYC Jail, as Mayor Adams Plans to Send in ICE
Author: Alexander Lekhtman with Filter2/20/25The New York City jails crisis is spiraling; a 34th person is now reported to have died in custodyunder the tenure of Mayor Eric Adams (D). Adams’ fate meanwhile hangs in the balance after aFebruary 19 court hearing. Multiple federal prosecutors resigned following the Trumpadministration’s move to dismiss corruption charges against […]
Man held on Rikers for 19 months becomes first to die in jails in 2025
Author: Jacob Kaye with Queens Daily Eagle2/20/25A 38-year-old man died on Rikers Island on Wednesday morning.Ramel Powell, who had been held in the city’s jails for nearly two years as he awaited trial, wasfound dead inside the Otis Bantum Correctional Center on Rikers around 2:14 a.m., according tothe Department of Correction.The DOC, which announced Powell’s […]
