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Jail suicides raise questions about mental health treatment behind bars Jail suicides raise questions about mental health treatment behind bars According to the Department of Corrections, in the last five years there have been 63 deaths in Minnesota county jails, 33 were suicides.   (FOX 9) - After he pleaded guilty to murdering his wife, the Hennepin County Jail seemed like the safest place for Joshua Fury, until it wasn't.  Last July, just a week before he was to be sentenced, Fury hung himself from a smoke detector in his cell.   He's not alone.    According to the Depa...

Falsified records   In at least three cases, records show guards falsified logs to show they made checks that never happened. In two other deaths, KARE 11 discovered there’s no record the state ever completed the legally mandated review. A month after Powell died, the DOC sanctioned Hennepin County after the state agency completed its biennial inspection of the jail and found repeated failures to follow state law and properly supervise the inmates in its care. ‘No excuse’ Well-being checks are one of the most important safeguards a jail can take to prevent inmate harm, said Bill Hutton...