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Suicide in Corrections
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Content: Is he faking? Why you should treat all suicide threats as real (2015). Is he faking? Why you should treat all suicide threats as real (2015). https://www.correctionsone.com/inmate-suicide/articles/15469187-Is-he-faking-Why-you-should-treat-all-suicide-threats-as-real/
"Taking each suicide threat as the real thing ensures that you're always ready for when an inmate actually attempts suicide and prevent losing a life." Why Jails Pose Such a High Suicide Risk (2015)
Why Jails Pose Such a High Suicide Risk (2015)
https://www.thecut.com/2015/07/why-jails-pose-such-a-high-suicide-risk.html
"We’ll never know exactly what happened to Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old black woman who police said was found hanged to death in her Texas jail cell last week following her arrest after a traffic stop. Even though the last two days’ worth of news — the official autopsy, the fact that Bland had told prison officials she had attempted suicide earlier this year, and a video in which she had recounted her struggles with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder — do point to suicide, there’s still a formal investigation to be done. The 'Shock Of Confinement': The Grim Reality Of Suicide In Jail (2015)
The 'Shock Of Confinement': The Grim Reality Of Suicide In Jail (2015)
http://www.npr.org/2015/07/27/426742309/the-shock-of-confinement-the-grim-reality-of-suicide-in-jail
"If it turns out Bland did commit suicide, experts in jail mortality say it wouldn't be as surprising as her family believes.