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| Required jail checks weren’t done prior to suicide |
| By thesylvaherald.com- Quintin Ellison |
| Published: 03/26/2015 |
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Jackson County jailers didn’t check on Steve Ross as required before the Sylva man killed himself, documents filed with state regulators show. All inmates must be checked in person twice an hour; electronic surveillance cannot substitute, according to state law. Those considered at risk of suicide, or who have documented mental illness, must be observed at least four times an hour. On March 13, a jailer last checked the 38-year-old Ross at 3:53 p.m. The father of five was found hanging by a sheet at 5:18 p.m., almost 90 minutes later, according to an inmate death report filed by the Sheriff’s Office with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Tuesday, Sheriff Chip Hall did not return two voice messages or reply to The Herald’s email seeking comment. The Sheriff’s Office has been tightlipped since Ross’ death, only saying that he died from self-inflicted injuries and that they would release no additional information out of respect for the family. Read More. |
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