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Coverage dated December 22, 2023

Inmates were locked in cells during fire that injured 20 at Rikers Island: Report

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A report by a city oversight agency has found that inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island were kept locked in their cells for nearly half an hour while a fire spread through the complex this past April.

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  1. Kokomo Tribune

    Inmates were locked in cells during April fire that injured 20 at NYC's Rikers Island, report finds (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    A report by a city oversight agency has found that inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island were kept locked in their cells for nearly half an hour while a

  2. FOX 5 New York

    Inmates were locked in cells during fire that injured 20 at Rikers Island: Report (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    A report by a city oversight agency has found that inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island were kept locked in their cells for nearly half an hour while a fire spread through the complex this past April.

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Inmates were locked in cells during April fire that injured 20 at NYC's Rikers Island, report finds | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Inmates were locked in cells during April fire that injured 20 at NYC's Rikers Island, report finds

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