Verkkoin 2021, 15 people died at or shortly after leaving rikers. They are more than statistics or symbols of a broken system. We spoke to family, friends,. Verkkotwelve detainees, most on rikers, have died this year, making 2021 the deadliest in new york city’s jail system since 2016. Four captains and eight. Verkkoa new york times investigation — drawing on confidential memos and other internal city documents, hundreds of pages of public records and. Verkkoan incarcerated man died at the rikers island jail complex on oct. 5, marking the ninth death in the new york city jail system this year. Verkkoconditions on rikers island have been deteriorating in recent months. The department of corrections has confirmed that 12 people have died while held in custody in new york city jails this year.
