3 DOC employees suspended after another death at Rikers Island, sources say

Three New York City Department of Correction employees have been suspended following another death at Rikers Island, sources say.

According to sources, two correction officers and a captain have been suspended.

There have now been nine in-custody deaths at the troubled jail complex so far this year.

Ardit Billa dies after being found unresponsive in jail cell

Ardit Billa, 29, was found unresponsive in his cell early Saturday by a captain and an officer conducting a tour, the DOC said. He was pronounced dead at the scene about half an hour later…

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