NYC Jail Suicides

NYC Jail Suicides

This June 20, 2014, aerial photo shows New York’s biggest lockup, Riker’s Island jail, with the New York skyline in the background. Investigative documents obtained by The Associated Press on the 11 suicides in New York City jails over the past five years show that in at least nine cases, protocols and safeguards designed to prevent inmates from harming themselves were not followed. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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