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Independent Investigation of Death Row Inmate's Suicide

By Kristin Houle

Fort Bend Now reports that the Office of the Inspector General will be conducting an investigation into the suicide of mentally ill death row inmate William Robinson ("Office Of Inspector General To Review Prison Suicide," February 7, 2008). Robinson, 49, was found hanging by a bed sheet on February 1, 2008 in the Jester IV Unit, a mental health unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice."Such an investigation is conducted any time a prisoner dies in custody, TDCJ spokesman Jason Clark said.'Anytime there is a death of an offender, the Office of Inspector General is notified,' Clark said. 'The OIG is a separate entity and they conduct a thorough investigation.'Clark stressed that there are no indications that the case was anything other than a suicide and that the OIG investigation is routine...continue to full post

Full post as published by Prevention Not Punishment on February 07, 2008 (boomark / email).