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New York City officials announced that an inmate, Clarence Woodward, has died at Rikers Island, marking the seventh death of an inmate this year. Woodward, 41, was found experiencing a medical emergency at around 5 a.m. on Tuesday and was pronounced dead at 5:40 a.m. after receiving aid from responding medical support. This incident comes less than a week after another inmate died at the facility, with 15 people having died in Department of Correction custody last year according to the Vera justice reform group. The cause of death has not been determined, and officials have promised a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding Woodward's death.

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On August 26, an inmate named Clarence Woodward, 41, died at Rikers Island in New York City. This marks the seventh death of an inmate this year at the detention facility. Woodward was found by a correction officer to be experiencing a medical emergency at around 5:00 a.m. and despite efforts from responding medical staff, he was pronounced dead at 5:40 a.m. The cause of death is currently unknown, and an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death has been launched. This incident follows several other inmate deaths on Rikers Island this year, with 7 total deaths so far in 2023. New York City officials, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Correction Commissioner Stanley Richards, have expressed condolences to Woodward's family and vowed to thoroughly investigate the cause of his death.

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New York City officials said an inmate of Rikers Island died Tuesday, marking the seventh death of an inmate this year at the detention facility this year. asserted

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The New York City Department of Correction said a correction officer found inmate Clarence Woodward, 41, experiencing a medical emergency at about 5 a.m. at the Robert N. Davoren Center. asserted

Woodward → say → Center

Responding medical support rendered aid, but Woodward was pronounced dead at 5:40 a.m. asserted

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Numerous officials, including the State Attorney General's Office and Woodward's attorney, have been notified, the department said. asserted

department → include → Office

"Our department mourns the loss of Clarence Woodward and we share our deepest condolences with his family and loved ones," NYC Correction Commissioner Stanley Richards said in a statement. asserted

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"This tragedy will be thoroughly investigated. asserted

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" No cause of death was given, nor did the department detail the medical emergency that Woodward had experienced. asserted

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"We do not yet know the cause of death, but we do know that too many New Yorkers have died on Rikers Island," NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a statement, adding that the Department of Correction and its oversight partners will investigate the circumstances surrounding his death. " asserted

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Our administration is fully committed to the critical work of creating better conditions in our city's jail system and closing Rikers Island as quickly as possible," he said. asserted

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Court records indicate that Woodward, who self-identified as Black, was arrested Aug. 8, 2024, on a slew of charges including second-degree murder, to which he pleaded not guilty. asserted

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According to local reports, Woodward is accused of stabbing two men at a Claremont laundromat at around 2:40 a.m. before fleeing the scene, killing one person, while the other survived. uncertain

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Police said he was staying at a homeless shelter at the time of the alleged crime. asserted

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Woodward's death comes less than a week after 36-year-old Christopher Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the facility at 8:39 a.m. Aug. 19 after being observed in a state of medical distress. asserted

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Last year, 15 people died in Department of Correction custody, according to the Vera justice reform group. uncertain

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We must close Rikers," New York County Defender Services said in a statement Tuesday. asserted

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