Three correction officers have been suspended following the death of an inmate at Rikers Island, jail officials said.

Officers found inmate Ardit Billa unresponsive in his cell at around 12:25 a.m. on Saturday, according to Patrick Rocchio, a city Department of Correction spokesperson.

The department didn’t provide further details other than to say the two officers rendered aid until medical personnel arrived. Billa was pronounced dead shortly after.

Rocchio said the department notified the jail’s court-appointed federal monitor, as well as other state and city agencies.

A federal judge in May said she would appoint an outside manager to “take all necessary steps” toward restoring order after declaring the city had failed to stem spiraling dysfunction and brutality in its jails.

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