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Rikers Inmate Awaiting Trial Dies as Mayor's Condolence Draws Backlash

The Department of Correction has opened an investigation into the death, signaling renewed scrutiny of Rikers' safety.

Four Former Marcy Guards Sentenced in Robert Brooks' Fatal Beating