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 Department of Corrections, in the last five years there have been 63 deaths in Minnesota county jails, 33 were suicides.