Inmate Is Slashed at Rikers; Officials Investigate How Knife Was Obtained MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ and MICHAEL WINERIP The attack occurred a day after Mayor Bill de Blasio visited the jail complex to unveil a plan aimed at preventing weapons and drugs from being smuggled into city jails. March 16, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/18QthW6 The New York Times N.Y. / Region Prisons and Prisoners

By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ and MICHAEL WINERIP via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. N.Y. / Region http://nyti.ms/18QthW6 Inmate Is Slashed at Rikers; Officials Investigate How Knife Was Obtained March 16, 2015 at 12:00AM The New York Times