A 25-year-old inmate at Rikers Island died on Saturday, marking the fourth death at the New York City jail complex this year.
Spencer Platt / Getty Images fileA 25-year-old inmate at Rikers Island died on Saturday, marking the fourth death at the New York City jail complex this year as officials face growing calls for the site to be shut down overDashawn Carter was taken into the custody of the New York City Department of Correction on Thursday, just two days before his death, the department said in a news release. He was facing charges of third-degree burglary and first-degree robbery.
Carter was being held at the Anna M. Kross Center, where he was pronounced dead about 5:08 p.m., department said. The cause of death is still under investigation, with confirmation pending from the Office of Chief Medical Examiner, it said.to address concerns over conditions within the city’s jail system — or face a federal takeover.
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