A lack of routine inspections by corrections officers, delay in critical first aid, and not screening for self-harm are just a few of the findings detailed in a report released Monday by the city’s jail oversight board investigating deaths at Rikers Island. 

The 35-page report from the city’s Board of Corrections examining deaths of incarcerated people in 2021 comes as the rate of deaths at the Rikers Island jail complex so far this year outpaces last year’s, where six people died by suicide and another four died from drug overdoses. Overall, there were 16 deaths in city custody last year, and 13 so far this year.

The deaths at the beleaguered jail complex have reinforced calls from advocates for incarcerated people for a federal takeover of the facility.

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