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City’s unclaimed bodies receive some respect at Potter's Field
New York Times reports on Hart Island and Potter's Field where unclaimed dead are prepared for burial. Prison inmates and correction officers work the site with dignity, handling pine boxes, newborn remains, and adult bodies as the city seeks to maintain a humane burial tradition.
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Potter’s Field
New York
Brenden Henry
Droge
Long Island
Hersty
New York City
Cy Island
Department of Hospitals
City of New York
Potter's Field
John Gerace
Sanmeeston
Hart Island
Patel
Keanny
Len
Tela
Eugene Ruppert
Sie
Correction Department
Ibe i
Ruppert
Jerome DiSisto
Ruppert Sai
David Apphy
Clarence Dare
Charles Copper
Charles
Eddie Blue