Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Power Lists
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Power Lists
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Regions
  • Queens
  • Brooklyn
  • The Bronx
  • Manhattan
  • Staten Island
  • Videos
  • In the Community With
  • Election Debates & Forums
  • Policy
  • Transportation
  • Education
  • Police & Safety
  • Real Estate & Housing
  • Business & Economics
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • Our Network
  • amNY
  • Bronx Times
  • Brooklyn Paper
  • Caribbean Life
  • Dan’s Papers
  •  
  • Gay City News
  • Long Island Press
  • Metro
  • Noticia
  • QNS
  • Contact Us
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Power Lists
  • Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
Queens

After NYC jail officials ignored suicide prevention plan, five detainees took their own lives

By Reuven Blau, THE CITY Posted on September 25, 2021
091321_rikers_co_van.0-1200×800-1

Logo for THE CITY 

This article was originally published on Sept. 24 at 7:15 p.m. EDT by THE CITY

See the full article at amNewYork

After NYC jail officials ignored suicide prevention plan, five detainees took their own lives

About the Author

Related Articles

  • City makes moves toward shifting away from jails on Rikers with bill signing
  • News Site Brooklyn Brooklyn Lawmakers On The Move Oct. 17, 2019
  • Parker, Pierre Cross Swords On Rikers Future, Housing
  • City Council Speaker Corey Johnson (Credit: Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York) City Council Announces Height Reductions to Borough-Based Jails

Jobs in New York

Add your job

  • United Care ABAChild Support Specialist Behavior Technician
  • Active PodiatryReceptionist
  • Oso’s PetsRetail Sales Associate

View all jobs…

Sign up for our daily insider news roundup

Subscribe

More from Around New York

PXL_20250821_130523531
Bronx Times

Congress Members demand Con Edison response to dielectric fluid leaks into Bronx River

Lambda Lounge and Club Lambda are owned by 2022 Impact Award winners Charles Hughes and Richard Solomon.
Gay City News

Brooklyn-based Club Lambda set to permanently close

battalion
QNS

The Lost Battalion & fate of Ridgewood & Glendale Great War soldiers: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

Jonathan Portee_BAV0851
Brooklyn Paper

At Caveat, Laibson’s tech-heavy Chekhov adaptation The HARMNF examines digital-age alienation

  • Contact Us
  • Networking Events
  • Podcasts
  • © 2026 Political Edge LLC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Sections
  • Jobs
  • Power Lists
  • Videos
  • Contact