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Homeless Veteran Dies in Overheated Rikers Cell

HeadlineMar 20, 2014

A mentally ill homeless veteran has died in a New York City prison cell that was apparently kept at a scorching temperature. Jerome Murdough, a former marine, had been arrested for trespassing after sleeping in a stairwell. Prison officials say they’re investigating whether Murdough died because of an overheated cell.

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