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MA: 6 women at Framingham attempt suicide in 4 months. DOC blames cuts in budget.

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

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Female inmate suicide bids top 6 By O?Ryan Johnson Friday, August 14, 2009 Boston Herald Two suicide attempts by female prisoners this month at MCI-Framingham brings the total to six attempts at the prison since May, one of which was successful. Department of Correction officials said one woman tried to kill herself Wednesday, and another on Aug. 1. Both were unsuccessful. Correction officials said there were five attempted suicides: on May 30, July 18, July 19, and the two most recent. The one successful suicide was July 19. The apparent surge in suicide attempts comes as prison mental health services were rolled back under Gov. Deval Patrick?s $13 million in cuts from the DOC budget. http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1190935 ----------------- Clearly six women haven't attempted suicide at Framingham because of $13 million was cut from the entire half a billion DOC budget, a fraction of which went to "mental health programs at Framingham...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on August 15, 2009 (boomark / email).