Ep. 17 - Jeffrey Epstein and Suicide in Jail
Following the high profile case of Jeffrey Epstein, we examine the
epidemic of jail suicides that plague our nation and how we have
known this is a problem for years, but nothing can be done about it
because of how our political system functions.
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Jeffrey Epstein (Wikpedia)
Ep. 15 - The Meaning of Life, with Marc Mauer
Journalists should examine the leading cause of jail deaths,
in light of Jeffrey Epstein (Poynter)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah clip (YouTube)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver clip (YouTube)
Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons, 2000–2013 -
Statistical Tables (PDF) (Department of Justice)
Suicide has been the leading cause of death in jails every year
since 2000. In 2013, a third (34%) of jail inmate deaths were due
to suicide. The suicide rate increased 14%, from 40 suicides per
100,000 jail inmates in 2012 to 46 per 100,000 in 2013.
AP Investigation: Many US jails fail to stop inmate suicides
(AP)
Suicide, long the leading cause of death in U.S. jails, hit a
high of 50 deaths for every 100,000 inmates in 2014, the latest
year for which the government has released data. That’s 2½ times
the rate of suicides in state prisons and about 3½ times that of
the general population.
Metropolitan Correctional Center (Federal Bureau of Prisons)
National Study of Jail Suicide: 20 Years Later (PDF)
(National Institute of Corrections)
Following are some findings regarding characteristics of the
suicide victims:• Sixty-seven percent were white.
93% were male.
The average age was 35.
42% were single.
43% were held on a personal and/or violent charge.
47% had a history of substance abuse.
28% had a history of medical problems.
38% had a history of mental illness.
20% had a history of taking psychotropic medication.
34% had a history of suicidal behavior.
Preventing Suicide in Jails and Prisons (PDF) (World Health
Organization)
Suicide is often the single most common cause of death in
correctional settings. Jails, prisons and penitentiaries are
responsible for protecting the health and safety of their inmate
populations, and the failure to do so, can be open to legal
challenge. Further fuelled by media interest, a suicide in
correctional facility can easily escalate into a political
scandal. Moreover, suicidal behaviour by custodial inmates means
a stressful event for officers and other prisoners faced with it.
Therefore, the provision of adequate suicide prevention and
intervention services is both beneficial to the prisoners in
custody, as well as to the institution in which the services are
offered. It is within this context that correctional settings
worldwide struggle with the problem of preventing inmate suicide.
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker introduces Walt Monegan (YouTube)
Jeffrey Epstein (Wikpedia)
Ep. 15 - The Meaning of Life, with Marc Mauer
Journalists should examine the leading cause of jail deaths,
in light of Jeffrey Epstein (Poynter)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah clip (YouTube)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver clip (YouTube)
Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons, 2000–2013 -
Statistical Tables (PDF) (Department of Justice)
Suicide has been the leading cause of death in jails every year
since 2000. In 2013, a third (34%) of jail inmate deaths were due
to suicide. The suicide rate increased 14%, from 40 suicides per
100,000 jail inmates in 2012 to 46 per 100,000 in 2013.
AP Investigation: Many US jails fail to stop inmate suicides
(AP)
Suicide, long the leading cause of death in U.S. jails, hit a
high of 50 deaths for every 100,000 inmates in 2014, the latest
year for which the government has released data. That’s 2½ times
the rate of suicides in state prisons and about 3½ times that of
the general population.
Metropolitan Correctional Center (Federal Bureau of Prisons)
National Study of Jail Suicide: 20 Years Later (PDF)
(National Institute of Corrections)
Following are some findings regarding characteristics of the
suicide victims:• Sixty-seven percent were white.
93% were male.
The average age was 35.
42% were single.
43% were held on a personal and/or violent charge.
47% had a history of substance abuse.
28% had a history of medical problems.
38% had a history of mental illness.
20% had a history of taking psychotropic medication.
34% had a history of suicidal behavior.
Preventing Suicide in Jails and Prisons (PDF) (World Health
Organization)
Suicide is often the single most common cause of death in
correctional settings. Jails, prisons and penitentiaries are
responsible for protecting the health and safety of their inmate
populations, and the failure to do so, can be open to legal
challenge. Further fuelled by media interest, a suicide in
correctional facility can easily escalate into a political
scandal. Moreover, suicidal behaviour by custodial inmates means
a stressful event for officers and other prisoners faced with it.
Therefore, the provision of adequate suicide prevention and
intervention services is both beneficial to the prisoners in
custody, as well as to the institution in which the services are
offered. It is within this context that correctional settings
worldwide struggle with the problem of preventing inmate suicide.
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker introduces Walt Monegan (YouTube)
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