Her death led to protests, debate and ultimately an ambitious law in her name that sought to be a national model. It included policy changes that required mentally ill inmates to be diverted toward treatment, independent investigation of jail deaths, de-escalation training for police, and funding for electronic sensors or cameras for accurate and timely cell checks.
At the time of Derrek Monroe’s video-recorded suicide attempt on Oct. 1, 2017, the Coleman County Jail met state standards with a single guard overseeing nine inmates and two floors, even though Monroe was on a suicide watch because of another attempt the day before. The commission regularly inspects the state’s 239 jails for compliance with state inmate safety requirements and fails jails if there are one or more violations. The agency carried out 3,752 inspections since 2006 and jails failed one of every four inspections. When a jail fails, it is listed on the commission’s web page until it passes re-inspection and ultimately could be shut down if it keeps failing.
Smith said the biggest issue in Waller County is keeping trained staff, noting that he often loses guards to larger jails in other counties where there are more opportunities for advancement. Other guards leave because they are burned out working hard hours for little pay.
It’s Darwain type stuff. Let it go.
Oh well frees up another bed for the next one
Lol - the photographer very carefully moved until the light fixture and the bed post formed a perfect cross.
humanity humanrights people with a disability denied accommodation, criminals victims should be shared on .
The least of our concerns . . .
You won’t have to watch inmates 24/7 to prevent suicide if you can keep them from beating beaten and sexually assaulted by other inmates.
Where is the interest in the lives of victims of crimes committed by these prisoners?
I wonder how dat culd be ?
And we should be concerned about this because, .....
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