People Of Distinction

← People Of Distinction3. Sept. · 25 Min.

The $4 Billion Silence: Profit, Prisons, and the Suicides No One Prevents

The $4 Billion Silence: Profit, Prisons, and the Suicides No One Prevents3. Sept.25 Min.

More people die by suicide in U.S. jails than from any other cause and it's happening in the first 72 hours after arrest. Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Anasseril Daniel, who has reviewed over 200 correctional suicide cases in 25 years, exposes how solitary confinement, inadequate training, and a profit-driven prison system are quietly costing lives. He breaks down exactly what jails get wrong and the concrete policy changes that could save them. Grab his book When No One Is Watching at prisonsuicideexpert.org and join the conversation the system doesn't want you to have.