A Banner investigation uncovered disturbing patterns at Harford County jail, revealing extensive isolation, staff 'incompetence,' and contradictory witness reports behind a series of nearly identical suicides. The DOJ IG report found that the Federal Bureau of Prisons failed to prevent nearly 200 inmate suicides over 8 years due to safety failures like single cells, drugs, and weapons.
⚠️ US FEDERAL PRISON FAILURES LED TO INMATE DEATHS, JUSTICE DEPT REVIEW FINDS (Reuters) Safety failures by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons including the widespread use of single cells and failure to keep out drugs and weapons led to preventable inmate deaths, the Justice Department…
BREAKING: The Federal Bureau of Prisons failed to prevent the deaths of nearly 200 inmates who died by suicide over the course of 8 years, DOJ IG report finds. https://t.co/kehT2IIHXy
BREAKING: The Federal Bureau of Prisons failed to prevent the deaths of nearly 200 inmates who died by suicide over the course of 8 years, DOJ IG report finds. https://t.co/4pk5wyVBEK
BREAKING: The Federal Bureau of Prisons failed to prevent the deaths of nearly 200 inmates who died by suicide over the course of 8 years, DOJ IG report finds. https://t.co/d1TTnbG7hX
NEW: What was behind a series of nearly identical suicides in the Harford County jail? A Banner investigation revealed disturbing patterns of extensive stints of isolation, “incompetence” by jail staff and witnesses who contradicted official reports. https://t.co/Zgbglw7L27