11 People Have Now Died at Rikers Island in Less Than a Year

Essence Magazine:

Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images By Kevin L. Clark ·September 22, 2021 Updated

Isa Abdul-Karim, 42, died at about 7:25 p.m. on Sunday in the North Infirmary Command after telling staff he wasn’t feeling well. Wheelchair-bound, the inmate was held in Rikers Island on a parole violation, and was being considered by officials for early release under The Less Is More Act.

While the New York City Department of Correction said it

This post first appeared in Essence Magazine. Read the original article.