Name not reported
A man held at the Eric M. Taylor Center on Rikers Island in the Bronx died on July 22, 2025. According to the New York City Department of Correction, a correction officer found him on the floor of a restroom and called medical staff, and he was pronounced dead shortly before 8:30 a.m. The department attributed the death to a medical emergency and said it would investigate. His name had not been released at the time pending family notification.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The New York City Department of Correction said the man died of a medical emergency after being found on a restroom floor.
Reported by: New York City Department of Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.