Manesh Kunwar, 27, was found dead at the Eric M. Taylor Center Thursday morning, seven days after being detained there, according to the Legal Aid Society.
Rikers Inmate Is 9th Death In NYC's Jails This Year: Advocates - Queens, NY - Mentally ill robbery suspect Manesh Kunwar, 27, was only in custody for eight days before he died Thursday, officials said.
A detainee at Rikers Island died overnight on Wednesday, marking the ninth person to pass away while in custody of the city’s Department of Corrections this year, according to city officials.