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| Report: Do more to prevent suicides |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 02/21/2007 |
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BOSTON, MA - The state prison system does not do enough to prevent inmate suicides, according to an independent report requested by the state Department of Correction. The study concludes that guards and other staff do not have enough training in suicide prevention; guards fail to check frequently enough on at-risk inmates; some cells where suicidal inmates are held have not been stripped of items they could use to harm themselves; and inmates under suicide watch become more isolated because they are denied visits and phone calls. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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