The city's Department of Corrections says 65-year-old Marvin Pines died on Saturday in the North Infirmary Command.
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Pines' cause of death is currently under investigation.
New York's Attorney General and the Department of Investigation will review the incident as it does with all deaths in custody.
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Last year alone, 17 people died on Rikers Island, the most in the jail's history.
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