Felix Taveras is the fourth-known person to die in (or immediately after leaving) Rikers Island. The 40-year-old was pronounced dead over the July 4th holiday after reporting a “medical condition.” He was held at the Anna M. Kross Center (AMKC) jail.
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Ricky Howell, 60, died at Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward—where male detainees receive long-term medical care—last Thursday, July 6. The Black New Yorker entered DOC custody with stage four cancer, where he ultimately but predictably spent his final days. In April, Howell’s legal team said he was suffering from multiple infections and at risk of more due to open wounds on his body.
Richmond County District Attorney Michael McMahon fired back with his own statement, calling the comments a “mischaracterization” as Howell violated a plea agreement allowing him to spend his final days outside of prison while under the Intensive Supervision Program. Howell pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary, the same non-violent felony charge Tavares was arrested on. They were also both charged in Richmond County. But while the debate over Howell’s detainment raged over his deteriorating health, Tavares was awaiting his next court date in August. Bail was set at $35,000 cash or $100,000 bond, according to the DOC.
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