Suicides on rise in crammed jails
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Media & professional: Number of inmates killing themselves is on the rise for first time since 2002, says chief inspector.
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Research finds a significant number of inmates come from some of Scotland's poorest areas.
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Some two-thirds of Russia's jail inmates suffer from mental illnesses, serious diseases from AIDS to tuberculosis and syphilis, or alcohol and drug addictions, a top justice ministry official says.
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The suicide cases in Scotlandâs poorest areas have increased drastically in the last two decades, the research shows. The study - which was based on the data collected from General Register Office for Scotland
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Too many people with mental health problems end up in prison when they need specialist care, a report says.
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New research suggests that suicide risk factors are heightened in rural areas by social isolation, lack of mental health care and the easy availability of guns.
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Young males most at risk as Northern Ireland sees sharp rise in self-inflicted deaths.
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The growing popularity of the Internet  could lead to a rise in suicide pacts in which several people  kill themselves together, a leading psychiatrist in Britain  said on Friday.
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The suicide rate among 45-to-54-year-olds increased nearly 20 percent from 1999 to 2004.
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Prisoners who endure poor or degrading treatment suffer much of the same long-term psychological distress as do captives who are tortured, suggests a study published Monday.
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The suicide rate among preteen and teenage girls rose to its highest level in 15 years, and hanging surpassed guns as the preferred method, federal health officials reported Thursday.
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Five prisoners who died in a an overcrowded jail in central Kenya were beaten to death, post mortem results reveal.
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Correctional officers at Pr. George's jail say facility is so violent they fear for inmate, officer safety.
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New government figures show a surprising increase in youth suicides after a decade of decline, and some mental health experts think a drop in use of antidepressant drugs may be to blame.
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A "shocking" number of people are dying in British prisons and detention centers, with a person killed, committing suicide or dying in questionable circumstances almost every other day, a report said.
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A sheriff calls for the way prisoners are monitored by police to be improved after a death in custody.
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Aborigines are 13 times more likely  than other Australians to go to prison, with poverty,  unemployment and poor education behind a sharp jump in the  number of indigenous jailings, a report said on Friday.