Nation
World
Politics
Sports
Business
Entertainment
Life
Tech
Science
Opinion
Crime
Health
Oddities

25 Hours in a Cell: Rikers Island Is Worse Than You Think

Por: The Daily Beast Nation October 25, 2022

thumbnail

Early Saturday morning, 28-year-old Erick Tavira died by apparent suicide in his cell while awaiting trial inside the sprawling jail complex known as . His was the 17th death this year on Rikers, which has long come under harsh federal scrutiny and, more recently, renewed calls for closure as the death toll keeps climbing.Following Tavira’s death, Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) and four other New York City politicians made an unannounced visit to... + full article



Similar News

Rep. Lee Zeldin slams HALT, gets backing of NYC correction officers in tight race for governor

New York Daily News USA Politics October 25, 2022

thumbnailRikers Island served as a backdrop to a campaign stop Monday as Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin touted the endorsement of the city’s Correction Officers Benevolent Association. The Long Island congressman, who has gained on Democratic Gov. Hochul in recent polls,... + más

Rep. Lee Zeldin downplays support from Trump as texts reveal his proximity to election denial push | New York Daily News

Lee Zeldin inches past Kathy Hochul in dead-heat governor’s race, stunning new poll reveals | New York Post


Inmate commits suicide at Rikers Island, 17th death in NYC’s jail system this year

New York Post USA Nation October 23, 2022

thumbnailA detainee committed suicide at Rikers Island Saturday, the 17th inmate death in the city’s troubled jail system this year, The Post has learned. The death toll now surpasses last year’s count of 16 inmates to die in custody. The most recent death happened in a mental health... + más

Newly obtained images shed more light on stomach-turning conditions at Rikers | New York Post

NYC inmate dies after jumping from floating jail into East River | CBS News


Siddhartha Mukherjee takes on the rise of ‘the new human’ in upcoming book on cell biology

The Boston Globe USA Life October 22, 2022

thumbnailSiddhartha Mukherjee is something of a renaissance man. A physician, cancer researcher, Rhodes scholar, and founder of two Boston-based , he’s become a celebrity, both within the medical world and beyond. As an author and science writer, he takes on a task that experts in his... + más

Study: Too few kids with sickle cell get stroke screen, care | Associated Press

From Lymphoma To Lupus And Beyond: The Remarkable Research Of CAR T Therapy | Forbes


He begged for help, didn’t get it and took his own life. How the NYC criminal justice system let down Michael Nieves

New York Daily News USA Politics October 09, 2022

thumbnailTen weeks to the day before a Harlem-born inventor died after slitting his throat in a Rikers Island jail cell, he stood before a Manhattan judge to make a desperate plea. Michael Nieves had been waiting for trial for three years, circling eight times through worn-out revolving... + más

Newly obtained images shed more light on stomach-turning conditions at Rikers | New York Post

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson makes Supreme Court debut | New York Daily News


From Lymphoma To Lupus And Beyond: The Remarkable Research Of CAR T Therapy

Forbes USA Tech October 03, 2022

thumbnailMalignant cell destroyed by engineered T cells with wrecking ball forcegetty This is a series on the advances in CAR T, a remarkable immunotherapy treatment dubbed a “living drug.” This first installment will lay the foundation for understanding how CAR T works. Future... + más

Alzheimer's Q&A: Bright light therapy has multiple benefits | The Advocate

Snoop Dogg And Shante Broadus Debut The Broadus Collection, A Luxury Scarf Line To Support Daughter’s Fight With Lupus | Forbes


Newly obtained images shed more light on stomach-turning conditions at Rikers

New York Post USA Nation September 29, 2022

thumbnailNewly obtained images from Rikers Island have shed more light on the deplorable conditions inside the troubled jail system. The photos, presented to Manhattan prosecutors by the last month, give a glimpse into the hellish realities faced by inmates on Rikers amid an agency-wide... + más

NYC inmate dies after jumping from floating jail into East River | CBS News

Alzheimer's Q&A: Bright light therapy has multiple benefits | The Advocate


Study: Too few kids with sickle cell get stroke screen, care

Associated Press USA Science September 21, 2022

thumbnailFILE - This 2009 colorized microscope image made available by the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a sickle cell, left, and normal red blood cells of a patient with sickle cell anemia. A study of U.S. children with sickle... + más

Study: Too few kids with sickle cell get stroke screen, care | ABC News

Playing with your emotions? A Boston video game startup aims to help kids regulate their behavior. | The Boston Globe



About iurex | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer |