Home News NYC Council members call for probe of locking seriously mentally ill Rikers...News NYC Council members call for probe of locking seriously mentally ill Rikers detainees in cells for extended periods Bynytimespost -0FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Four New York City Council members have decried a practice by city jails of locking severely mentally ill people in their cells for extended periods, dubbed “deadlocking.” Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Related