Rikers Detainee Waited 3½ Hours for Medical Care Before Dying, Report Finds
A report found that a Rikers Island detainee died from pneumonia and a MRSA infection after waiting 3.5 hours for medical care. Jail officers failed to notify medical staff of his emergency.
A Rikers Island detainee suffering from clear signs of medical distress waited for roughly 3 ½ hours in a clinic holding pen without being seen because jail officers didn’t tell medical staff he was having a medical emergency, a scathing new report released Friday shows. John Price, 49, died from pneumonia with a MRSA infection, […]
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