
Trans Woman Layleen Polanco Found Dead in Rikers Island Cell
It's unfortunate that we are having to report the 10th black trans woman killed. According to the New York Post, a transgender inmate, was found dead in a jail cell on Rikers Island on Friday afternoon, June 7th. As of yet, no official sources have reported that the death of the inmate is in fact Layleen Polanco, however Gaye's close sources have reported otherwise as the case develops. She was found unresponsive in her cell at the Rose M. Singer women’s facility at the jail