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NYC Mayor Mamdani Mourns Rikers Inmate, Ignores Victim

  • New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani expressed sorrow over the death of inmate Clarence Woodward at Rikers Island, who was awaiting trial for a violent murder in 2024.
  • Clarence Woodward had nearly 30 arrests and was accused of fatally stabbing Jose Miranda and attacking another man at a Bronx laundromat after being released from state prison a month earlier.
  • Jose Miranda's family criticized the mayor's condolences for Woodward as a "slap in the face," seeking recognition for Miranda, a father and barber who was killed violently.
  • The Department of Correction will investigate Woodward's death at Rikers Island, while Mamdani reaffirmed his commitment to jail reform and closing Rikers.
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New York Post broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
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