Man dies while in custody at Rikers Island on same day new scathing report released by federal monitor

Written By Rosa D'Elia

A detainee died at Rikers Island on Thursday, making him the ninth person to die while in custody at the troubled jail complex this year.

The death happened on the same day the federal monitor released a new scathing report on Rikers, and as a federal judge considers whether a federal receiver should over the jail.

Read the entire story at CBSnews.com

Rosa D'Elia
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