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Related: About this forumRikers Island inmate 'baked to death' in cell, AP reports
AP JAKE PEARSON
NEW YORK -- A New York City official tells The Associated Press that a mentally ill homeless veteran who died behind bars last month "basically baked to death" in a jail cell that overheated to more than 100 degrees.
Fifty-six-year-old Jerome Murdough had been charged with trespassing and placed in an observation unit for inmates with mental illnesses at Rikers Island.
Four city officials say Murdough, who took anti-psychotic and anti-seizure medication, apparently did not open a small vent to let cool air into his cell, as other inmates did. Officials also said he was not checked for hours, in violation of department protocol.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9472415
giftedgirl77
(4,713 posts)But probably top 5, those douches had to let him roast for a while with no water or ventilation. Poor guy was mentally ill as well, who's to say he even knew about the vent?
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Rikers is a disgrace.