Suicide In Prison

Issues surrounding suicide of women in prison is suicide is more common and handled as though it is not a big deal. Prison systems feel as though they are not at fault, that they were merely doing their jobs and release unsympathetic messages. The author quotes, "Framingham's superintendent at the time, now Commissioner Kathleen Dennehy, was reported saying, "The reality is, people are going to die while in custody" (p188). That statement proves the people over the system does not care about these women they just want their checks. Women are not getting the proper treatment amongst entering prisons; they are noting some have mental illness history and are still housing them versus putting them in facilities or even after being placed into the
system they are not given proper help after showing mental illnesses. At risk, suicidal women should be immediately taken out of the prison system and placed into permanent psychiatric facilities that have proven to work and provide less stress and issues for these women. The criminal justice system is not partaking in this kind of process, they continue to house the women in prisons among the population or place them in isolation which makes the situation worse. The system feels these women should be punished rather than rehabilitated, being suicidal is just another form that goes along with their thought process with committing the crimes that landed them in prison. A suggestion would be giving women psychiatric help at the first signs of suicidal thoughts or attempts and let them serve their sentence theirs under proper supervision. Getting this immediate help will be useful in the suicide rate going down inside of prisons and less attention.