Inmate Suicide

It's crucial that correctional staff can pinpoint potential triggers for suicidal behavior either during or following court proceedings

Rebecca Hillman faces up to four years in prison after a jury convicted her of denying help to an inmate who hanged himself in a cell

Capt. Rebecca Hillman has pleaded not guilty to criminally negligent homicide and offering a false instrument for lying on an incident report

The analysis also found inmate killings continued at high rates, with 30 homicides in 2022, the same number as in each of the previous two years

A deputy and two officers were killed and several others wounded in the deadliest single day for law enforcement in the state since 1923

A Luzerne County Correctional Facility lieutenant says COs need more training on how to recognize inmates at risk

During rounds of housing cells, deputies cut free an inmate with a sheet tied around his neck and the cell bars

"Assessment is not a one-time event, but a process that should be ongoing throughout the at-risk patient's incarceration."

A state investigation found that jailers failed to check on Dean Stewart, 50, three times in the 24 hours leading up to his death

Since Jan. 1, nine inmates have died by suicide, with suspected staff shortages largely to blame

"We are concerned that the way he presents himself will drive away more employees in our already critically understaffed departments," the letter read

Sgt. Deandre Adams violated policy in failing to adequately check on Chad Isaak, according to a termination letter

Witnessing death, suicide or suicide attempts also stresses the jail's population of COs – a group already dealing with severe understaffing