MIAMI – A Broward jail worker is on paid depart right after a mentally sick inmate died by suicide.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office environment suggests they are investigating how 43-year-aged Alvin Modeste suffocated himself inside the jail.
He died Wednesday.
“The parallels are extremely distinct: It is a level of supervision that is missing in that jail,” reported community defender Gordon Weekes. He wrote a letter to the sheriff with strong criticism and recommendations.
Earlier this 7 days, CBS Information Miami advised you about one more person who suffered from psychological illness and died.
It was soon after a brutal beating, by a further inmate with mental wellbeing difficulties.
As we’ve been reporting for months, the psychological overall health disaster has led to devastating outcomes in South Florida jails.
Jim DeFede explored the remedy of folks who are mentally sick in the legal justice method in his documentary, ‘Warehoused.’
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