Investigation launched after Rikers Island inmate dies in custody – marking first ...
Ramel Powell, 38 died around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday inside the Otis Bantum Correctional Facility within the city’s most ...
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 ...
NYC Correction Dept. set to order mandatory 12-hour tours for officers again
Still facing a stubborn staffing crunch, the City Department of Correction will require officers to work mandatory 12-hour ...
Queens Daily Eagle1 天
Man held on Rikers for 19 months becomes first to die in jails in 2025
A 38-year-old man named Ramel Powell became the first person to die on Rikers Island in 2025. The Department of Correction ...
WINS Radio New York on MSN2 天
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 ...
Gothamist2 天
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 ...
Hoodline3 天
First Death of 2023 at Rikers Island, Detainee with Pending Assault Charges Dies in Custody
A 37-year-old detainee at the Rikers Island jail complex, identified as Ramel Powell, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday, marking the first death in the New York City Department of ...