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Rikers Island Reports First Inmate Coronavirus Death Rikers Island Reports First Inmate Coronavirus Death
Rikers Island Reports First Inmate Coronavirus Death Rikers Island, which has been hit hard by COVID-19, had its first coronavirus-related inmate death, that of a 53-year-old ex-con who’d been transferred to Bellevue Hospital 10 days earlier. Michael Tyson, who reportedly was arrested on a parole violation on Feb. 28, was one of 273 inmates at Rikers who tested positive for the virus, according to the New York City Department of Corrections. A total of 321 correctional staff members – including four officers who died -- and 53 health professionals in the New York City jail system have died from COVID-19, the department reported. Tyson was r…

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by Jerry DeMarco