Queens Man Unaware Of $2 Bail, Spends Nearly 5 Months At Rikers Island

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He could have been free for the cost of a cup of coffee.

A Queens man spent nearly five months at Rikers Island — from November 2014 to April 2015 — without knowing his bail was just $2, according to records and his lawyers.

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Queens Man Unaware Of $2 Bail, Spends Nearly 5 Months At Rikers Island