A New York City inmate who died of a medical emergency in a floating jail has become at least the 12th death of a city inmate this year and the second this weekNEW YORK -- An inmate on a New York City jail barge died Wednesday after a medical emergency, the city’s Department of Correction said. It is at least the 12th death of a city inmate this year and the second this week amid what some elected officials and advocates have deemed a “humanitarian crisis” in the city's lockups. The city’s jail system, troubled by years of neglect, has spiraled into turmoil during the coronavirus pandemic with a spike in inmate deaths, violence, self-harm and staff absences. More city jail inmates have died this year than in any of the past three years. On Sunday, Rikers inmate Isaabdul Karim, 42, died at a jail infirmary after reporting he was not feeling well, officials said.

Source: ABC News September 22, 2021 20:00 UTC