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A man who died on Rikers treated as ‘less than a human’ as family wages $25 million lawsuit

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The family of John Price is filing a $25 million lawsuit following his death in Rikers Island custody. A Department of Correction report indicates Price waited over three hours for medical treatment before dying.

John Price died while in the care of the DOC custody. A DOC report reveals that John Price waited over three hours for medical treatment before he later died.

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