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Today — 1 September 2025Main stream

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

1 September 2025 at 07:53
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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3 Workers at Rikers Are Suspended After Another Man Dies in Custody

30 August 2025 at 06:59
The death of the 29-year-old, who was found in his cell after midnight, is the latest of several at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York.

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

Nine people have died while in custody at Rikers this year, according to the city’s Department of Correction.
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