Rikers Island inmate dies — first fatality at troubled jail this year

Key Facts

• An inmate awaiting sentencing for repeatedly peddling drugs outside a Midtown fast food joint died early Saturday on Rikers Island, the first death of 2023 at the troubled jail complex, the Daily News has learned.
• The lifeless body of Marvin Pines, 65, was found in the shower area of the island’s North Infirmary Command at 6:18 a.m. after suffering a seizure, said sources familiar with the case and the inmate’s attorney.
• He was housed at the unit, where the sickliest detainees are held, since his arrival at the jail last summer.
• You can’t deny there’s an issue with the medical care there.

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