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10 suicides in the Mass. state prison system in 15 months
PoliceOne ^
| 4/1/7
Posted on 04/01/2007 6:43:09 AM PDT by NativeNewYorker
BOSTON, Ma. - An inmate undergoing a psychiatric evaluation at Bridgewater State Hospital hung himself in a shower stall -- the 10th suicide in the state prison system in the past 15 months, the Department of Correction said Saturday.
Jarred Aranda, 27, wrapped a shoelace around his neck and tied it to the handle of the shower-stall door Friday night, DOC spokeswoman Diane Wiffin said. He was pronounced dead at 9:30 p.m.
Aranda began serving a 1-year sentence for larceny and assault in January. He was transferred from the Bristol County House of Correction to Bridgewater on March 13 to begin a 30-day psychiatric evaluation, Wiffin said.
It was the second death this week in the prisons system.
Thomas Moriconi, 35, was found dead in his cell at MCI-Shirley early Wednesday morning. A preliminary investigation shows he died of a heroin overdose, Wiffin said. Moriconi was serving a 4-year sentence for possession with intent to distribute heroin.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government
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To: NativeNewYorker
Testing new drugs, eh shrinks?
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posted on
04/01/2007 6:44:01 AM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(Attila the Hun... wasn't he a liberal?)
To: NativeNewYorker
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posted on
04/01/2007 6:47:15 AM PDT
by
gate2wire
To: NativeNewYorker
I am appalled at how the liberal state of Massachusetts treats their prisoners. You would think, as liberal as they are, that they would have a better understanding of 'human rights'. This violation should be investigated by world human rights organizations. This prisoner should never have been given shoelaces in the first place. Why would they have thought that this prisoner was capable of even tying his own shoes? He should of been issued shoes that secure with Velcro. The U.N. should get involved.
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posted on
04/01/2007 6:52:21 AM PDT
by
uptoolate
(If it sounds absurd, 51% chance it was sarcasm.)
To: NativeNewYorker
They probably were tired of listening to the liberals whine about Bush.
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posted on
04/01/2007 6:53:59 AM PDT
by
highlander_UW
(I don't know what my future holds, but I know Who holds my future)
To: NativeNewYorker
Quagmire!!! Release them all now to avoid further casualties.
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posted on
04/01/2007 6:54:06 AM PDT
by
expatguy
(http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
To: NativeNewYorker
He OD'd in prison? Interesting.
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posted on
04/01/2007 6:54:15 AM PDT
by
ladyjane
To: NativeNewYorker
So, what's the down side?
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posted on
04/01/2007 6:57:53 AM PDT
by
philetus
(If you'll kill a baby in the womb, you'll kill a baby in a room.)
To: NativeNewYorker
Willie Horton still hanging in there?
To: NativeNewYorker
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posted on
04/01/2007 7:01:08 AM PDT
by
bikerman
(If guns cause crime then spoons cause Rosie to be fat and stupid.)
To: NativeNewYorker
Aranda began serving a 1-year sentence for larceny and assault in January. ONE YEAR for larceny and assault? I hope he was getting duly raped.
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posted on
04/01/2007 7:01:54 AM PDT
by
Mr Ramsbotham
(Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
To: NativeNewYorker
Wow. Self-executions. Now that's progressive prison management....
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posted on
04/01/2007 7:02:58 AM PDT
by
clintonh8r
(It is better to be feared than to be respected.)
To: NativeNewYorker
"Jarred Aranda, 27, wrapped a shoelace around his neck and tied it to the handle of the shower-stall door" My shower stall-door handle is only about 30 inches off the floor. Are we talking about a 20 inch midget here?
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posted on
04/01/2007 7:03:02 AM PDT
by
Spunky
("Everyone has a freedom of choice, but not of consequences.")
To: NativeNewYorker
Why are they hanging [npi] that one on the prison system? A prisoner committed suicide in a mental health facility. Couldn't it have easily been a non-prisoner committed there who offed himself? Let's see ... mental health facility, let patients keep shoelaces, what could possibly go wrong? Oh wait, can't knock state-run health-care so let's emphasize that the mutt was a convict. Sheesh.
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posted on
04/01/2007 7:04:48 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Prevent Glo-Ball Warming ... turn out the sun when not in use)
To: NativeNewYorker
Well, that is ten less repeat offenders. With some luck, the rest will follow the leader.
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posted on
04/01/2007 7:20:42 AM PDT
by
Craigswatch
(The truth hurts, but you need to know it.)
To: NativeNewYorker
Thomas Moriconi, 35, was found dead in his cell at MCI-Shirley early Wednesday morning. A preliminary investigation shows he died of a heroin overdose,
Since when is a heroin overdose a suicide?
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posted on
04/01/2007 7:26:16 AM PDT
by
Popman
("What I was doing wasn't living, it was dying. I really think God had better plans for me.")
To: NativeNewYorker
No need for the death penalty in Mass.
To: NativeNewYorker
How much is that above the rate of the general population? Can't be by that much.
To: NativeNewYorker
An inmate undergoing a psychiatric evaluation at Bridgewater State Hospital hung himself in a shower stall... HANGED himself.
To: Mr Ramsbotham
I hope he was getting duly raped.Dude, it's not his fault he got off with such a light sentence.
I don't agree with it either, but to wish him being raped in prison is way over the line.
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posted on
04/01/2007 7:49:38 AM PDT
by
Popman
("What I was doing wasn't living, it was dying. I really think God had better plans for me.")
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