Summary: Transgender rights activists rally in New York on June 10, 2019, to demand an investigation into the death of Layleen Polanco, a transgender woman, who was found dead while incarcerated at Rikers Island Jail. Photo: Stephanie Keith for The New York Times/Redux Too little is known about the death of Layleen Polanco. This we know: The 27-year-old Afro-Latina transgender woman was found dead in solitary confinementlast Friday afternoon at Rikers Island Jail.
