$2.25 Million Settlement for Family of Rikers Inmate Who Died in Overheated Cell

The death of Jerome Murdough, a homeless veteran held in a mental health unit, provoked widespread public outrage, and drew media attention to the conditions at Rikers Island. [Source]

Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Deaths (Fatalities)

Topics: Rikers, Island, conditions, attention, media, outrage, public, widespread, provoked, health, mental, veteran, homeless, Murdough, Jerome, death, Overheated, Inmate, Family, Settlement, Million

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