"According to the DOC, at around 2 a.m. on Dec. 7, an officer who was conducting his tour found the man in his cell who appeared unwell. The officer then activated a medical emergency, prompting medical staff to render aid. EMS rushed there to provide additional help, DOC explained. Paramedics raced the man to Mount Sinai Queens Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly later at 3:15 a.m. Sunday."
"DOC officials stated that, as required by law, the agency notified the Federal Monitor, the Board of Correction, the State Attorney General's Office, the City Department of Investigation, the State Commission of Correction, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and district attorneys. A DOC spokesperson told amNewYork the department has no further information on the incident, including the name of the inmate, how he died and why he was in custody. The investigation remains ongoing."
An inmate at the Otis Bantam Correctional Center on Rikers Island became ill in his cell and was found by an officer around 2 a.m. on Dec. 7. Medical staff and EMS rendered aid and paramedics transported him to Mount Sinai Queens Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:15 a.m. The death is the 14th of the year in DOC custody. The department notified multiple oversight agencies as required by law and stated an investigation is ongoing. No name, cause of death, or custody details were released. Earlier deaths this year included a Sept. 3 case involving an apparent seizure and a cluster of deaths including two in June.
Read at www.amny.com
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