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Suicidal Tendencies: The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections Is a Bloody Messnew

The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections is supposed to educate and rehabilitate juvenile delinquents. Instead, the agency has become the state's adolescent mental hospital, a job it's clearly not equipped to handle.
Phoenix New Times  |  Amy Silverman  |  12-22-2009  |  Crime & Justice

In Miami's Jungle of Condo Towers, 16 People Have Jumped to Their Deathsnew

Some cities have fabled bridges where the hopeless go to end it all. Others have eerie cliffs where bodies plunge into rocky canyons. In Miami-Dade, the suicidal have found their own vehicle for death: posh, shining, and often brand-new condo towers.
Miami New Times  |  Natalie O'Neill  |  09-14-2009  |  Crime & Justice

Suicide and Silence at the D.C. Jailnew

How did the D.C. Jail let two troubled inmates kill themselves in their cells? Don't ask the D.C. Jail.
Washington City Paper  |  Brendan Smith  |  04-10-2008  |  Crime & Justice

Final Exit Volunteers Call it Assisted Suicidenew

But prosecutors in Arizona may call it manslaughter.
Phoenix New Times  |  Paul Rubin  |  08-28-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Justice Delayed Becomes Justice Deniednew

For more than a decade, Lisa Weisser pursued a claim against the state of Illinois, arguing the state should have protected her from a known sex offender who raped her. On Saturday, Dec. 3, she gave up.
Illinois Times  |  Bruce Rushton  |  12-12-2005  |  Crime & Justice

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