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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jake Offenhartz

NYC jail staff blocked medics from treating 23-year-old woman who died weeks later

Rikers Death Investigation - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

City correction officers repeatedly blocked medical staff from administering care to a severely ill woman held at Rikers Island weeks before the 23-year-old fell into a coma and died of apparent organ failure, a jail oversight board found.

Charizma Jones was receiving treatment for a possible case of scarlet fever when she was transferred to an infirmary unit May 4 for worsening symptoms.

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