Investigation launched after Rikers Island inmate dies in custody – marking first prisoner death of 2025
Ramel Powell, 38 died around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday inside the Otis Bantum Correctional Facility within the city’s most ...
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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 ...