Hangings that have a long drop will usually cause death by breaking of the neck. But a short fall as would be expected in the prison environment is more likely to be caused by choking to death. I’m not too sure how many suicide victims scream and shriek as they’re dying, but I imagine not many.
How many hanging suicides occur from that height? I assume the strangulee would stand up quickly, unless drunk.
Now we hear about screaming and shrieking, and the guards fell asleep (and slept through it?) and faked the logs?