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44-Year-Old Prisoner’s Death at Rikers Is Seventh So Far This Year

HeadlineJul 24, 2023

Here in New York, a man being detained at Rikers Island was found dead in his cell Sunday morning. Forty-four-year-old Curtis Davis is the seventh prisoner death at Rikers this year. Last week, Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor called for a government takeover of the Rikers prison complex. Mayor Eric Adams opposes the idea. There have been 26 prisoner deaths at Rikers since Adams took office in January of last year.

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