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Detainee dead in plunge from Bronx jail barge fought to overcome 24 years in prison: ‘He was trying to do the right thing’

NEW YORK — After 24 years behind bars, mostly in state prison, Gregory Acevedo seemed like a survivor to his sister and mother — so they don’t understand what it was about being in the custody of the New York City Department of Correction that pushed him over the edge.

Tribune News Service · Oct 10, 2022

Rikers lapses contributed to 10 jail deaths in 2021 — report cites failure to check detainees, slow emergency responses, vacant posts

NEW YORK — An exhaustive report on 10 of the 16 deaths in 2021 in city jails details a range of staffing problems, systemic failures and mismanagement by jail staff that contributed to the fatalities.

Tribune News Service · Sep 19, 2022

NYC jail stabbings, slashings up 71% to hit seven-year high despite fewer Rikers detainees

NEW YORK — City jail stabbings and slashings are on an alarming rise even as the numbers of detainees sinks, city statistics show.

Tribune News Service · Aug 22, 2022