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Rikers Island inmate develops rash, dies after DOC denies help, advocates say
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Rikers Island inmate develops rash, dies after DOC denies help, advocates say
A Rikers Island inmate who was denied medical care while behind bars died on July 14, shortly after she was released from custody, the Legal Aid Society and other advocates said on Monday. Charizma Jones suffered a “medical emergency” while detained at Rikers Island’s Rose M. Singer Center, which houses female inmates, and was repeatedly shunned by Department of Correction (DOC) staff, advocates allege. Jones died more than two months after EMS …
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