Posted on 10/14/2016 10:02:07 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Europe has one of the highest rates of prisoner suicides compared to other regions, according to the WHO. Prison reform advocates have called for alternative solutions for tackling the harrowing phenomenon.
While questions over security and personal well-being have emerged in the wake of the Chemnitz explosives suspect Jafer Albakrs death, figures show that prisoner suicides happen far too often. [ ]
The UN Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) suggested in 2014 that suicide among prisoners appeared more frequently in Europe than other geographical regions, averaging 62 suicides per 100,000.
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You think it’s cultural? Can you think of any other possibility? LOL
I knew someone whose child was killed by a thug. Somehow the thug committed suicide in jail. How he did it was a mystery. He was in a wheelchair and unable to walk but somehow was able to get up, walk away from his wheelchair and hang himself.
If the prisoners are guilty, I don’t see a problem here.
Think of the cost savings of every suicide on the courts and the jails. We should be encouraging this. Put a noose in them middle of every cell along with a $25 check they can make out to next of kin.
Californians are constantly looking for ways to be more European. I think they should here too.
‘Problem’ my ass. I’ll buy them the rope.
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