Correctional Suicide
It’s crucial that correctional staff can pinpoint potential triggers for suicidal behavior either during or following court proceedings
Rebecca Hillman faces up to four years in prison after a jury convicted her of denying help to an inmate who hanged himself in a cell
Capt. Rebecca Hillman has pleaded not guilty to criminally negligent homicide and offering a false instrument for lying on an incident report
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
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The plaintiffs allege they were publicly searched in front of officers, inmates several times a day
New legislation expands enhanced mental health services access to officers in crisis
Insufficient staffing, job-related PTSD could be contributing factors
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
Agencies across the state are developing a suicide-prevention policy after at least 16 COs died by suicide in the past decade
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
Of the 5,000 first responders surveyed, nearly 60% talked about depression, trauma, alcohol use and suicidal thoughts
If suicide prevention is to be accepted as a part of our culture, it has to start at the beginning of an officer’s career
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 bureau has come under intense scrutiny since Jeffrey Epstein’s death
Jeffrey Epstein, 66, was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City on Aug. 10
The broken bones included the hyoid bone near his Adam’s apple
COs on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein apparently killed himself are suspected of falsifying log entries
The move by the DOJ came amid mounting evidence that the chronically understaffed Metropolitan Correctional Center may have bungled its responsibility
The lockup is so short-staffed that the BOP is offering correctional officers a $10,000 bonus to transfer there from other federal lockups
“Mr. Epstein’s death raises serious questions that must be answered,” AG William Barr said in a statement
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
The convicted drug dealer was foiled Saturday in his scheme to assume the guise of his 19-year-old daughter
Nearly a quarter of jail suicides occur within the first 24 hours of incarceration
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