Tenth Death in NY City Jails, 9th on Rikers Island for 2022

Rikers Island Killed Another NYC Citizen, making this the 9th Death for Rikers & 10th In City Jails- A 31-year-old man Elijah Muhammad died on Sunday in a Rikers Island jail, prompting the immediate firing of a correction officer involved in the incident, city officials said on Monday. The man, Elijah Muhammad, had been held at the complex since June on an assault charge, records show. Details of what led to his death — he was the 10th person to die this year after being held in city jail custody — were not immediately available. But in a statement, the Correction Department commissioner, Louis A. Molina, said an initial review of the case revealed the need for “immediate action against the staff involved,” including the officer who was fired. “We treat every death with the utmost seriousness and understand that it is our mandate to keep every person entrusted to our care safe,” Mr. Molina said, adding that the agency has referred the case to the city’s Department of Investigation for