Crime & Safety

NYC Department Of Correction Capt. Rebecca Hillman Indicted In Suicide Death Of Inmate At The Tombs

Hellman was indicted on felony charges of criminally negligent homicide after falsifying the inmate's death report.

April 27, 2021

On Monday, CBS2 heard from the family of a man who committed suicide while a prisoner on Manhattan Detention Complex known as “The Tombs.”

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It comes as a captain with New York City’s Department of Correction was indicted on felony charges in his death, Aundrea Cline-Thomas reported.

“My stomach was churning. I was heartbroken,” Elayna Manson said.

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