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Writing a suicide prevention policy (2007)

"Inmate suicide attempts and completed suicides are a huge concern for all jails and prisons. Every facility must have an adequate suicide prevention program in place to try to control this unfortunate occurrence and, of course, to help manage liability risk. As with other critical aspects of correctional operations, the key elements of an overall suicide prevention program include..."