Prison Suicide

Many people who survive a suicide attempt begin to see those challenges in a new light, and realize that there are people available to support them.

High risk of suicide seen in formerly incarcerated people

Study findings highlight the need for better mental health and social services to help ex-prisoners transition back into community, researchers say.

Suicides in Texas Prisons Have Dramatically Increased

Jennifer Rodriguez estimates that her daughter, Brooklyn Hogrell, spent 85% of her time in prison struggling with depression.

Bureau of Prisons failed to prevent nearly 200 deaths by suicide ...

The Federal Bureau of Prisons failed to prevent the deaths of 187 inmates who died by suicide over eight years, a Justice Department watchdog found.

Crisis Services & Suicide Prevention - TN.gov

If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, call now. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. · Press 0 to speak to a counselor. You can also ...

Suicide in Indian prisons - The Lancet Psychiatry

Prison suicide rates worldwide are around three times higher in men and nine times higher in women than those in the general population,.

What Corrections Professionals Can Do to Prevent Suicide

Intake screening to identify inmates at risk for suicide should be a standard procedure in all correctional facilities. All facilities should be equipped with “ ...

Chart: The U.S. Has a Jails Suicide Crisis on Its Hands | Statista

This chart shows the jail and prison suicide rates in the U.S. in comparison to the general population.

Suicide Prevention | Washington State Department of Health

Call or text 988 or chat online to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for support with a mental health crisis, substance use concerns, thoughts of ...

When "Suicide Watch" Becomes a Death Sentence | The Nation

Instead of the help they need, people in prisons and jails with mental health issues are often left alone to suffer—and sometimes die ...

Offender dies of apparent suicide at Central Prison | NC DAC

Gabriel Boyd Sellers (#1742446) died Oct. 8 of an apparent suicide at Central Prison. Sellers was found unresponsive in his cell at 6:35 ...

Suicide mortality among individuals in federal prisons compared ...

In 2020, the age-standardised suicide rate in prison surpassed that of the general population, despite the incarcerated population being under high ...

Suicide Prevention | Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Understanding the complexity of suicide is an important way to support people experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors, take part in suicide prevention, ...

New Orleans Prisoner Suicide Attorneys - Lamothe Law Firm

If you've lost a loved one to prisoner suicide, Lamothe Law offers compassionate support and aggressive legal representation for your wrongful death claim.

Prison data: Suicide mortality rate - World Health Organization (WHO)

Suicide mortality rate per 100 000 incarcerated person year. Method of measurement: National questionnaire for minimum public health dataset for prisons.

Review Prevalence and risk factors for suicide attempts in prison

Across all 36 risk factors studied, the strongest associations were found for suicidal ideation, previous self-harm, and markers of psychiatric morbidity.

Suicide Prevention - Florida Department of Health

If you are having thoughts of harming yourself, call or text the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or reach out through chat by visiting 988lifeline.org/chat.

4 Innovative Approaches to Inmate Suicide Prevention - Lexipol

Inmate suicide prevention is a huge focus in correctional training and day-to-day jail operations. And for good reason: Suicide makes up ...

5-01/050.00 Handling of Suicidal Inmates - PARS Public Viewer

The identification of inmates who are suicidal or who may attempt suicide should begin when the inmate initially enters the custody of the Sheriff's Department.

The risk of suicide and drug-related deaths among prisoners, based on confidential matching of data from HM Prison and Probation Service and ...