Her death led to protests, debate and ultimately an ambitious law in her name that sought to be a national model. It included policy changes that required mentally ill inmates to be diverted toward treatment, independent investigation of jail deaths, de-escalation training for police, and funding for electronic sensors or cameras for accurate and timely cell checks.
At the time of Derrek Monroe’s video-recorded suicide attempt on Oct. 1, 2017, the Coleman County Jail met state standards with a single guard overseeing nine inmates and two floors, even though Monroe was on a suicide watch because of another attempt the day before. The commission regularly inspects the state’s 239 jails for compliance with state inmate safety requirements and fails jails if there are one or more violations. The agency carried out 3,752 inspections since 2006 and jails failed one of every four inspections. When a jail fails, it is listed on the commission’s web page until it passes re-inspection and ultimately could be shut down if it keeps failing.
Smith said the biggest issue in Waller County is keeping trained staff, noting that he often loses guards to larger jails in other counties where there are more opportunities for advancement. Other guards leave because they are burned out working hard hours for little pay.
Imagine blaming someone else for another’s suicide
Don't do the crime and you don't have to do the time
Maybe jail is the problem
Well, when your LIFE sucks, it's hard to stop suicides, no matter the 'Positive Mental Attitude' attempted.
This is what FISA should surveillance put cameras in prison cells to capture suicides or killing of inmates.
Jails need to be for violent offenders only. If a person kept a dog in a cage 23 hours a day in poor conditions they’d be held accountable. Yet it’s ok to put people in those situations. What a backwards country we have. 🤦🏼♀️
Why bother? They're going to bump them off anyway
Incoming 'WhO dIdNt SeE tHaT cOmInG' crowd
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