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  • Record California inmate suicides are double national rate

    01/02/2006 3:38:46 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 36 replies · 1,147+ views
    ap on Bakersfield Californian ^ | 1/2/06 | Don Thompson - ap
    SACRAMENTO (AP) - A record number of convicts killed themselves in California prisons during 2005 - double the national inmate suicide rate, according to state records. The trend approaching one suicide each week is triggering new complaints from class-action lawyers that the state is stalling prevention efforts. Prison officials deny delays, saying they thwart the vast majority of suicide attempts. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reported 44 suicides in an inmate population that is at an all-time high - nearly 164,000 - though inmates' attorneys have so far been able to confirm only 41 deaths as suicides. Either...