Jailed on a Minor Parole Violation, He Caught the Virus and Died

By artappraiser on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 7:13pm |

Two weeks after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo promised to release 400 Rikers inmates held on minor parole violations, only half have been freed.

Raymond Rivera, 55, died of COVID-19 *hours after* the state lifted his parole warrant.

He had been on Rikers Island since August for not reporting to a parole officer.

An infuriating story from @Jan_Ransom: https://t.co/cfkPbDMCAr
— Sydney Pereira (@sydneyp1234) April 9, 2020

URL:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/nyregion/rikers-coronavirus-deaths-parolees.html

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SCOOP: NYS corrections officers are so furious about the state's handling of COVID-19 that they're considering direct action....... and were willing to talk to me about it! https://t.co/Lv1P9Sk58g
— Katie Way (@k80way) April 9, 2020