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Dead Rikers Island Detainees Had Missed Dozens of Mental Health Appointments

A report released by New York City’s Board of Correction (BOC) on February 9, 2024, chided city jail officials for allowing mentally ill detainees to miss dozens of mental health appointments before they died. Nine deaths were recorded at the city’s Rikers Island jail complex in 2023, a big drop ...

 

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