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Prisoner Suicides and Attempts Increasing in Texas (2017)
Prisoner Suicides and Attempts Increasing in Texas (2017)
https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2017/mar/9/prisoner-suicides-and-attempts-increasing-texas/
"The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) reported a 40% increase in suicides between 2008 and 2014. As of September 2015, the average number of suicide attempts in Texas prisons each month had jumped 28% from 81.7 attempts per month in 2014 to 104.5 attempts per month during the first eight months of 2015." Creating a Culture of Safety (2016)
Creating a Culture of Safety (2016)
https://www.vera.org/publication_downloads/culture-of-safety-sentinel-event-suicide-self-harm-correctional-facilities/culture-of-safety.pdf
"Sentinel Event Reviews for Suicide and Self-harm in Correctional Facilities"
Sandra Bland Died One Year Ago (2016)
Sandra Bland Died One Year Ago (2016)
http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/sandra-bland-jail-deaths/
"...and since then, at least 810 people have lost their lives in jail." Why Are So Many Inmates Attempting Suicide at the California Institution for Women? ( 2016)
Why Are So Many Inmates Attempting Suicide at the California Institution for Women? ( 2016)
http://www.laweekly.com/news/why-are-so-many-inmates-attempting-suicide-at-the-california-institution-for-women-7156615
"On April 14, Rocha's body was discovered hanging in her 10-by-15-foot cell, in the psych ward at CIW, the noose around her neck fashioned from a bedsheet and tied around a heating vent.