Manish Kunwar died on Rikers Island last Thursday, Oct. 5, after reportedly entering custody just a week before.
The 27-year-old Nepali native was found unresponsive in his cell at the complex’s Eric M. Taylor Center jail.
“The carceral system is no place for people struggling with mental or substance abuse issues, and all criminal legal system stakeholders must pursue alternatives that prioritize community-based resources over the confines of a cage.” Sharlene Melendez, a member of the community organization Katal Center, called Kunwar’s passing “heart-shattering” and mentioned her own anxieties for her son, who is being held at Rikers.
They detailed how unstaffed housing units led to one detainee getting assaulted with scalding hot water and another attacked in his cell, as well as unit staff not properly assisting an assaulted detainee who was later hospitalized for “a fractured nose, injury to the eye, and post-concussive syndrome.” None of the three incidents were reported in a timely manner, according to the monitor.
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