The tragedy comes weeks after the U.S. attorney’s office raised the prospect of a federal takeover of the notorious jail complex, which has fallen into a state of crisis in the last 18 months.
Dashawn Carter was found dead inside the Anna M. Kross Center shortly after 5 p.m., according to correction officials. He is the fourth person to die while in city custody this year, and the 21st since the start of last year.that Carter, who was believed to be homeless, was found hanging in his cell days after returning to Rikers from a psychiatric hospital.
The tragedy comes weeks after the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York raised the prospect of a federal takeover of the notorious jail complex, which has fallen into a state of crisis in the last 18 months.issued by a federal monitor found that the jail continues to be plagued by sky-high rates of violence, self-harm, and staff absenteeism. It also accused the Adams administration of failing to cooperate with the federal monitor.
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