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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
Wed Mar 19, 2014, 12:24 PM Mar 2014

Rikers Island inmate 'baked to death' in cell, AP reports

AP JAKE PEARSON
NEW YORK -- A New York City official tells The Associated Press that a mentally ill homeless veteran who died behind bars last month "basically baked to death" in a jail cell that overheated to more than 100 degrees.

Fifty-six-year-old Jerome Murdough had been charged with trespassing and placed in an observation unit for inmates with mental illnesses at Rikers Island.

Four city officials say Murdough, who took anti-psychotic and anti-seizure medication, apparently did not open a small vent to let cool air into his cell, as other inmates did. Officials also said he was not checked for hours, in violation of department protocol.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9472415

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Rikers Island inmate 'baked to death' in cell, AP reports (Original Post) hrmjustin Mar 2014 OP
Ugh that sucks, not in my top 3 worst ways to die.... giftedgirl77 Mar 2014 #1
I certainly would not want to go thst way. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #2
I know, I've had friends "visit" the place is insane. giftedgirl77 Mar 2014 #3
There hsve been scandals and political scandals from there for years. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #4
Mayor Bill De Blasio: Rikers Inmate Death Allegations ‘Troubling’ hrmjustin Mar 2014 #5
 

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)
1. Ugh that sucks, not in my top 3 worst ways to die....
Wed Mar 19, 2014, 12:51 PM
Mar 2014

But probably top 5, those douches had to let him roast for a while with no water or ventilation. Poor guy was mentally ill as well, who's to say he even knew about the vent?

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