Source: New York Post
A Rikers Island inmate who allegedly tried to kill a man by slitting his throat died behind bars Monday, the fifth death in city custody in fewer than two months. Dashawn Jenkins, 27, succumbed after a medical emergency that night while incarcerated at the Vierno Center at the jail, according to the city Department of Correction. Hospital staff noticed Jenkins was visibly ill while conducting a tour of cells at 9:18 p.
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