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The reported deaths in DOC custody make this the deadliest year of jailing in New York City’s history.
2021
December 14 - William Brown, 55
December 10 - Malcolm Boatwright, 28
October 15 - Victor Mercado, 64
September 22 - Stephan Khadu, 24
September 19 - Isa Abdul-Karim, 41
September 7 - Esias Johnson, 24
August 30 - Segundo Guallpa, 58
August 10 - Brandon Rodriguez, 25
June 30 - Robert Jackson, 42
June 10 - Jose Mejia Martinez, 34
April 30 - Richard Blake, 45
April 19 - Thomas Earl Braunson III, 35
March 19 - Javier Velasco, 37
March 2 - Tomas Carlo Camacho, 48
January 22 - Wilson Diaz-Guzman, 30
December 14 - William Brown, 55
December 10 - Malcolm Boatwright, 28
October 15 - Victor Mercado, 64
September 22 - Stephan Khadu, 24
September 19 - Isa Abdul-Karim, 41
September 7 - Esias Johnson, 24
August 30 - Segundo Guallpa, 58
August 10 - Brandon Rodriguez, 25
June 30 - Robert Jackson, 42
June 10 - Jose Mejia Martinez, 34
April 30 - Richard Blake, 45
April 19 - Thomas Earl Braunson III, 35
March 19 - Javier Velasco, 37
March 2 - Tomas Carlo Camacho, 48
January 22 - Wilson Diaz-Guzman, 30
2022
December 11 - Edgardo Mejias, 39
October 31 - Gilberto Garcia, 26
October 22 - Erick Tavira, 28
September 22 - Robert Pondexter, 58
September 20 - Gregory Acevedo
September 14 - Kevin Bryan, 25
August 30 — Michael Nieves, 40
August 15 — Ricardo Cruciani, 68
July 15 — Michael Lopez, 34
July 10 — Elijah Muhammad, 31
June 21 — Albert Drye, 52
June 20 — Anibal Carrasquillo, 39
June 18 — Antonio Bradley, 28
May 28 — Emanuel Sullivan, 20
May 18 — Mary Yehudah, 31
May 7 — Dashawn Carter, 25
March 18 — Herman Diaz, 52
March 17 — George Pagan, 48
February 27 — Tarz Youngblood, 38
December 11 - Edgardo Mejias, 39
October 31 - Gilberto Garcia, 26
October 22 - Erick Tavira, 28
September 22 - Robert Pondexter, 58
September 20 - Gregory Acevedo
September 14 - Kevin Bryan, 25
August 30 — Michael Nieves, 40
August 15 — Ricardo Cruciani, 68
July 15 — Michael Lopez, 34
July 10 — Elijah Muhammad, 31
June 21 — Albert Drye, 52
June 20 — Anibal Carrasquillo, 39
June 18 — Antonio Bradley, 28
May 28 — Emanuel Sullivan, 20
May 18 — Mary Yehudah, 31
May 7 — Dashawn Carter, 25
March 18 — Herman Diaz, 52
March 17 — George Pagan, 48
February 27 — Tarz Youngblood, 38
There is blood on the hands of everyone in the Department of Corrections. On Eric Adams’ hands.
Rikers must close. Mass releases now.
"Rikers is really bad right now. There’s no COs, they’re not feeding people, there’s no water, no showers, no phone calls. There’s people there that haven’t took showers in two weeks or longer. You barely eat; they don't care. There were people in cells having seizures, and they just left them there.
I was in a cell with about 30 other people. You could be sleeping, and they'd spray mace or come banging on the cells for no reason, just to wake you up. You’ve got COs talking about how they own us and can do whatever they want to us."-"Cameron, 21 years old, released September 9, 2022
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"How is it that in a 24-hour secure facility, OK, it was complete disregard for his mental illness, as well as medical care?" - Family of Elijah Muhammad
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“...Rather than working to alleviate crowding within Rikers and other city jails, court data shows judges are detaining an increasing number of people before their trials, and an analysis by Gothamist/WNYC and New York Focus reveals some judges play an outsized role in driving this trend.” - The Gothamist, 2022
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RIKERS CONDITIONS ARE UNINHABITABLE, BUT THE JAILS KEEP GETTING MORE MONEY TO FAIL.
THE CITY WANTS TO BUILD NEW JAILS, WHEN IT SHOULD BE CLOSING THE ONES THAT EXIST.
THE PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT TO BUILD NEW JAILS SHOULD BE EMBARASSED ABOUT THEIR FAILURE.
District Attorneys are Sentencing People to Death
Alvin Bragg, Manhattan District Attorney
Melinda Katz, Queens District Attorney
Eric Gonzalez, Brooklyn District Attorney
Darcel Clark, Bronx District Attorney
Michael McMahon, Staten Island District Attorney