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As Inmate Suicides Grow, Local Prisons Take Precautions
By .nbcwashington.com - Mila Mimica and Scott MacFarlane
Published: 09/10/2013

D.C. prison officials tell News4's I-Team they are taking extra precautions to make sure prisoners do not commit suicide while behind bars.

According to records obtained by News4's I-Team, 52 inmates in Maryland prisons committed suicide in the past 10 years, while 32 took their own lives in Virginia during the same time period. In D.C. prisons, four inmates have taken their lives in 2013 -- including a high-profile inmate and former Labor Department employee accused of assaulting a female co-worker.

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