NYC DOC reports 9th in-custody death on Rikers Island this year

Name: NYC DOC reports 9th in-custody death on Rikers Island this year
Uploaded: 2025-08-26T19:30:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 19 s
Description: There have now been nine in-custody deaths on Rikers Island just this year. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram spoke with advocates who say it's time for the jail complex to permanently close.

There have now been nine in-custody deaths on Rikers Island just this year. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram spoke with advocates who say it's time for the jail complex to permanently close.