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Rikers Island Sees 14th Inmate Death This Year

12/8/2025

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Aramis Furse, a 32-year-old inmate at Rikers Island, died December 7 after being found unwell at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center and pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Queens Hospital.
This death is the 14th in-custody death at Rikers Island this year.
Edwin Ramos died in November.
The Katal Center for Equity, Health and Justice criticized the Correction Department, citing 47 deaths since 2022 due to violence and medical neglect.

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Aramis Furse, a 32-year-old inmate at Rikers Island, died December 7 after being found unwell at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center and pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Queens Hospital.
This death is the 14th in-custody death at Rikers Island this year.
Edwin Ramos died in November.
The Katal Center for Equity, Health and Justice criticized the Correction Department, citing 47 deaths since 2022 due to violence and medical neglect.