Rikers Detainee Becomes Third Person to Die in N.Y.C. Custody in a Week
Days before the death of the man, Jimmy Avila, another detainee was pronounced dead in his cell at the troubled city jail complex, and a third died in police custody. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Prisons and Prisoners
Topics: custody, police, third, complex, troubled, pronounced, detainee, another, Avila, Jimmy, death, Custody, Person, Third, Becomes, Detainee, Rikers
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/nyregion/rikers-jail-nyc-custody-death.html