Eugene Grant

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  Eugene commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Going Beyond Band-Aids to Stop Suicides in French Prisons

  
  

  Prison suicide rates reveal the tragic human cost of our prison systems.

  
  

  
  

  But prison suicides aren't an exclusively French or American problem; in England and Wales 92 men, women, and children in prison committed suicide in 2007 alone. Prison suicides among under 21s rocketed by an appalling 250% compared with the previous year, while female prison suicides shot up by 167%. We at the Howard League for Penal Reform believe there is a compelling case for greater use of community sentences as well as a desperate need for better community mental health services if we are adequately to address this very real problem.

  
  

  
  

  To find out more, visit: http://www.howardleague.org/suicideprevention/.