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Rikers Detainee Becomes Third Person to Die in N.Y.C. Custody in a Week

Days before the death of the man, Jimmy Avila, another detainee was pronounced dead in his cell at the troubled city jail complex, and a third died in police custody.

© José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times

Jimmy Avila was arraigned Friday night in a Bronx court and died Saturday afternoon on Rikers Island, according to the Legal Aid Society, which had been representing him.
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