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Investigation launched after Rikers Island inmate dies in custody – marking first detainee death of 2025

A Rikers Island inmate behind bars for allegedly slashing a stranger with a boxcutter died in custody this week – marking the city’s first detainee death in 2025, officials and sources said. Ramel Powell,

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Rikers Island detainee dies in custody, marking first such death of 2025, city says

The city Department of Correction said it was still investigating the death and had no further details on how the person died.

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Rikers Island has first death of 2025, detainee had been held 19 months

A 37-year-old man died in a city jail on Rikers Island early Wednesday, in the first death in the system in 2025, according to officials and sources. The man, identified by sources as Ramel

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Rikers Island detainee dies in jail complex's first death of 2025

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.

Mayor Adams wants immigration officers back on Rikers. Can he do that?

Mayor Eric Adams announced last week that he is preparing an executive order that would welcome U.S. Immigration and Custom ...

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Adams commits to welcoming ICE back to city jail facility

Tom Homan sat down with the New York City mayor just days after federal officials intervened in the Democrat’s criminal case.

Corrections Officers at Multiple N.Y. State Prisons Go on Strike

Corrections officers at prisons in Buffalo and Auburn have gone on strike, despite the union representing the officers not ...

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NYC Mayor Adams vows to reopen ICE office at Rikers Island following meeting with Trump border czar Tom Homan

Adams said he would issue executive orders to reestablish a federal immigration presence at the jail complex – with a new ...

Eric Adams Has A Long History Of Failing To Deliver On Illegal Immigration Promises

Over the course of nearly a year, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has repeatedly met with top federal immigration ...

The Fate of Faith Ringgold’s Rikers Mural Is More Complicated Than You Think

The new documentary "Paint Me a Road Out of Here" details the history of a painting by Faith Ringgold, created for the Rikers ...

Neglected To Death: Charizma Jones, Black Woman, Dies in NYC Jail After Alleged Staff Failure

Jail is a punishment, but being behind bars should never be a death sentence. A NYC jail is under investigation after a Black ...

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