DOC negligence factored in death at Rikers' Bellevue hospital outpost, jail officials say
An oversight board report indicates that negligence by the Department of Correction contributed to a death at the Rikers Island Bellevue hospital outpost.
Jail complex on Rikers Island. The oversight board’s report documents a deadly pattern of neglect at a facility meant to keep inmates safe.
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