Suicide a Holding Center Trend ; Vents Aid Hangings in County Facility
Buffalo News › December 26, 2009
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In 2004, two inmates in the Erie County Holding Center killed themselves over the course of two weeks with nooses hung from air vents.
Timothy B. Howard, the undersheriff at the time, promised a review but noted that if the vent openings were made smaller, air could not pass through.See the full content of this document
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Suicide a Holding Center Trend ; Vents Aid Hangings in County Facility
As history reveals, those two suicides in 2004 were part of a Holding Center trend: Suicidal inmates using air vents to end their lives.
Since 2002, 15 Holding Center captives have attempted suicide using air vents, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.Just last week, Adam...See the full content of this document
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