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The court determines if liability falls to jail staff members in a recent case involving an inmate suicide
The report identifies several operational and managerial deficiencies that created unsafe conditions before and at the time of a number of the deaths
Regular checks were conducted on the inmate, but a self-inflicted head injury was initially missed
The deputies removed a ligature from the inmate’s neck before providing medical attention Monday night
“Everything points to death by suicide,” said a statement from the regional Catalan government
The settlement is one of 73 payouts involving the sheriff’s department in the past 13 months, totaling more than $14 million
“We were going to put the whole system on trial,” said a lawyer for Michael Thomas
The deal with prosecutors requires both COs to fully cooperate with an ongoing DOJ probe
San Diego County jails have the highest mortality and suicide rates among California’s six largest jail systems
The deputies provided immediate medical attention before the inmate was transported to a local hospital
The lawsuit claims COs didn’t provide proper care for the men despite knowing they had severe mental illnesses
Attorneys for Epstein’s former cellmate, COs on duty at time of Epstein’s death have requested more detailed information about why and how footage of Epstein’s death was deleted
The feds say that due to a record-keeping error, MCC staff preserved footage from outside the wrong cell
Experts say the suicide rate reflects a mental health crisis behind bars that appears to be worsening
Officials say understaffing contributes to a rise in inmate deaths, lack of CO safety
The suit alleges Richard Bid should have been monitored closely because he repeatedly said he intended to kill himself
Officials say the officers were suspended after some of the them allegedly watched before intervening as an inmate tried to hang himself
A trial date has been set for the COs who were assigned to watch Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself in prison
The suicide rate inside California prisons, long one of the highest among the nation’s largest prison systems, jumped to a new peak in 2018 and remains elevated in 2019
A lawsuit says corrections officers failed to screen the inmate for mental health issues or suicide risks
The critical factor was not that suicide checks were not being done, it was that he did not have a roommate
Suicide has long been the leading cause of death in jails around the country, reaching a high of 50 deaths for every 100,000 inmates in 2014
Conditions at the Manhattan facility have come under growing scrutiny since Epstein’s death
Although officials found no misconduct, changes to policies concerning detained juveniles have been recommended
Recent legislation underscores the necessity of responding quickly, thoroughly and professionally to all deaths that happen in your jail
The broken bones included the hyoid bone near his Adam’s apple
Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell at the Manhattan Correctional Center Saturday morning
The move comes after eight inmates died in the jail in 2018, and another in 2019