NYC man dead at Rikers Island had been moved to new jail cell over safety fear, says family
A man who died a week ago in a Rikers Island jail on one of the coldest nights of the winter was transferred to a new cell early that morning over fears for his safety in a different jail, his brother told the Daily News Friday. Manuel Luna, 30, whose friends call him “Panda,” was originally housed in a dorm in a set of structures on the island known as “The Sprungs,” which were supposed to be ...