The PACE unit on Rikers Island is supposed to provide the highest care w/nurses and psychiatrists. On Saturday, Ardit Billa, 29, was found dead inside his PACE cell covered in feces. He hadn't left his cell in days, according to a jail source. My latest —>
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Latest Rikers Death Prompts Suspensions as Family Struggles for Answers
Investigators are examining whether mandatory 30-minute checks were missed or if signs of medical distress went unnoticed in the death of 29-year-old Ardit Billa.