In 2015, more people committed suicide in U.S. jails than over the last decade
- Written by The Conversation Contributor
A record high number of men and women in jail are committing suicide in the United States. Most incidents do not get major attention and are only known to known to the families of the prisoners involved and the jail staff.
Occasionally, suicides get national attention. Last year the death of Sandra Bland in the Waller County Jail in Texas gained...
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