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As D.C. Jail Suicides Grow, Task Force Asked to Step in
By nbcwashington.com - Chris Gordon & Mila Mimica
Published: 08/07/2013

The role of a task force at the D.C. Jail is being put under scrutiny after a man committed suicide inside his cell Monday.

Mike Johnson, 53, is the fourth suicide at the jail on D Street SE since November. He was behind bars of sex assault charges since December and was found hanged in his cell.

His death comes about a month after Corrections Department Chief Tom Faust announced his office was creating a task force that would review mental health assessments and screenings.

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