Inmate Suicide

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

An investigation found that he Chad Isaak had covered his cell window with cardboard and a CO failed to follow proper procedures in conducting required checks

Dr. Ricardo Cruciani, 68, was found unresponsive in a shower area at the Eric M. Taylor Center, a jail at the Rikers Island complex

Chad Isaak, 48, was serving life sentences for killing four people at a North Dakota business in what authorities say was one of the state's most gruesome crimes

Prosecutors said the officers can be seen on surveillance video walking past Feliciano and taking no action for seven minutes and 51 seconds

Soft cells and suicide smocks and medical monitoring cannot substitute for a caring, observant correctional officer

Ricky Dubose was sentenced to death after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of Sgts. Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue

A change in intake procedures meant to cut down on CO overtime meant hundreds of inmates went without full medical screenings

Under private management, the facility has been plagued by inmate deaths, attacks on officers, and mistreatment by supervisors

The officers' "quick thinking and courage" saved the man's life, Sheriff Doug Ulmer said

The inmate, who was being held in a mental health unit, had not been checked in almost 12 hours

After Epstein’s suicide in 2019, the dysfunctional jail fell deeper into disarray

Regular checks were conducted on the inmate, but a self-inflicted head injury was initially missed

“I think this is just another sign of the department doing everything they can to maximize the people," a lawmaker said

Prisons are so understaffed, said an anonymous CO, that inmates have been recruited to help monitor other prisoners on suicide watch