Malcolm Boatwright Becomes 15th Rikers Island Detainee To Die While In Custody This Year

CBS New York

December 11, 2021

Another detainee on Rikers Island has died while in custody, marking more deaths at the jail complex this year than the previous two years combined.

This latest incident renews calls for reforms as Rikers has been plagued with violence and a staffing crisis.

Rikers detainee 28-year-old Malcolm Boatwright died at Bellevue Hospital around 5:30 a.m. Friday after “he experienced a medical issue,” according to the Department of Correction.

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