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October 6, 2023

Manish Kunwar Becomes 9th Rikers Prisoner to Die This Year
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Here in New York, a prisoner at the notorious Rikers Island jail was
declared dead after he was found unresponsive in his cell Thursday
morning. Manish Kunwar was just 27 years old. He is at least the ninth
person to die in the custody of the New York City Department of
Correction this year.


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