NEW YORK — Dozens of households, pals and neighborhood advocates held an emergency rally outside City Hall on Friday after the death of Manuel Luna at Rikers Island.
Luna, 30, died ultimate week after he used to be discovered unresponsive in his mobile. He’s the second one Rikers detainee to die this yr.
“It’s time to take real action and demand serious results,” lawyer Joseph Caldarera mentioned. “We’re fed up. We’re fed up with the conditions of the city, we’re fed up with the conditions of the jails, and we hope that Manuel Luna’s death is not in vain.”
Protesters held banners with names of individuals who have died in town jails and referred to as on the town to offer protection to other people’s human rights.
The town’s Department of Correction says it’s investigating Luna’s death and can cooperate with another outside probe.