Linda Macauley claims county officials violated her husband’s civil rights by not preventing him from dying by suicide
The bureau has come under intense scrutiny since Jeffrey Epstein's death
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Jeffrey Epstein, 66, was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City on Aug. 10
Let's discuss protocol
COs on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein apparently killed himself are suspected of falsifying log entries
The move by the DOJ came amid mounting evidence that the chronically understaffed Metropolitan Correctional Center may have bungled its responsibility
The lockup is so short-staffed that the BOP is offering correctional officers a $10,000 bonus to transfer there from other federal lockups
"Mr. Epstein's death raises serious questions that must be answered," AG William Barr said in a statement
After 15 suicides in 15 months, a judge will weigh whether the prison system is doing enough to prevent suicides
The policy would lay out actions COs should take if he or she believes an inmate may attempt suicide
Decrease the risk of inmates injuring themselves and others by adopting the paperboard EcoSecurity Utensil
Suicides spiked at one prison after officials failed to properly prepare for the transfer of 400 of the state's most dangerous female inmates to the facility
Discussion of suicide within the profession was a taboo topic because corrections employees were not supposed to appear emotionally vulnerable or fragile
Deputies found the man, cut the ligature and began resuscitation efforts after finding he had no pulse
In federal and state facilities that have used a similar model, inmate observers have received training
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