A person being held on Rikers Island died early Saturday, the tenth inmate being housed in metropolis jails to die this 12 months.
Metropolis Division of Correction officers confirmed the demise, claiming the inmate was discovered “unresponsive in his cell” on the George R. Vierno Heart at 12:25 a.m.
DOC officers conducting a tour of the cells rendered support as medical assist was referred to as, however the man was pronounced lifeless simply earlier than 1 a.m. His identify was not instantly disclosed.
Correction Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie promised a “full review of the circumstances surrounding the incident.”
Final month, Edwin Quispe, 33, was discovered unresponsive in a toilet at Rikers’ Eric M. Taylor Heart and in addition declared lifeless, officers stated. The trigger and circumstances are nonetheless below investigation.
Saturday’s demise brings town’s jail-related demise tally to 10 this 12 months — double the quantity of inmates that died at metropolis jail services in 2024.
There have been 9 jail deaths in 2023; 19 in 2022, Mayor Adams’ first 12 months in workplace; and 16 in 2021, the ultimate 12 months of Mayor de Blasio’s tenure.
Initially Revealed: August 23, 2025 at 8:35 AM EDT
