Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/rikers/ Our Thing Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:20:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/rikers/ 144 144 Family Demands Answers After Trans Afro-Latina Layleen Polanco Dies in Her Rikers Prison Cell https://remezcla.com/culture/layleen-polanco-rikers/ Tue, 11 Jun 2019 21:04:50 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=262944 On Friday, June 7, 27-year-old Afro-Latina Layleen Polanco died. Polanco, of House Xtravaganza, was found dead in her cell in Rikers Island. As her family asks for answers, many others are calling for action. Polanco was arrested on April 13 but detained since April 16 on misdemeanor charges. She was supposed to be released this

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