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Correction Commissioner Vincent Schiraldi took the job running chaotic Rikers Island and other lockups in May hoping he would last beyond the de Blasio administration to see his policy changes through. But Mayor-elect Adams is replacing him.
In a statement, Correction Commissioner Vincent Schiraldi said that Malcolm Boatwright's death "is a heartbreaking loss at the end of a very difficult year."
A Brooklyn man, who went into cardiac arrest on Friday, became the 15th person to die this year within New York City’s correction system.
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City jail inmate died Friday at a hospital after experiencing a medical issue, the city’s Department of Correction said. It is the 15th death of a city inmate this year, tying the total for 2016.
Lawmakers and rights advocates have been trying to raise awareness about a growing crisis in New York City's jail system.