Suicide

This monograph presents a review of the literature and of national and state standards for prison suicide prevention, as well as national data on t

Contents of these proceedings include:

This report “does more than simply present a calculation of suicide rates.

This video presentation will enable readers to:

This report discusses the role correctional officers must play in dealing with inmate suicides. Especially, those officers in jails.

“Today, the parents of 1 in every 50 children in the United States are in prison.

“This task force was established in June 2011 to focus attention on the needs of youth in the juvenile justice system, particularly in the areas of

This report explains in detail how this research group “developed a prototype demonstration system that can measure an inmate’s heart rate, breathi

“Those who harm themselves while in solitary confinement may be diverted from that punitive setting to a therapeutic setting outside solitary confi

Youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system, especially those in residential facilities, have higher rates of suicide than their n