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Manish Kunwar Becomes 9th Rikers Prisoner to Die This Year

HeadlineOct 06, 2023

Here in New York, a prisoner at the notorious Rikers Island jail was declared dead after he was found unresponsive in his cell Thursday morning. Manish Kunwar was just 27 years old. He is at least the ninth person to die in the custody of the New York City Department of Correction this year.

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