NM inmates pulled from jail due to suicides3 suicides a concern to U.S. marshals
Rozanna M. Martinez
Albuquerque Journal ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Marshals Service is pulling all inmates who are being held on federal charges at the Sandoval County Detention Center out of the jail, citing concerns related to suicides at the jail. Three suicides have occurred at the jail since December. Two of the deaths involved inmates being held on federal charges.
Ferstl added that federal prisoners will remain out of the jail until policy changes are implemented to "adequately address" the agency's concerns. According to a Marshals Service news release, the department on Wednesday began transporting all 190 federal prisoners out of the Sandoval County jail. The prisoners are being taken to other detention facilities throughout the state.
"The United States Marshals Service in coordination with the Department of Justice and the Office of Federal Detention Trustee is currently reviewing policies, practices and procedures of the Sandoval County Detention Center and upon the outcome of that review a decision will be rendered as to any future consideration of returning prisoners to that facility," U.S. Marshal Conrad Candelaria stated in the news release.
On Sunday, Dario Panteh, 19, of Zuni Pueblo hanged himself inside his cell using a bedsheet, according to the Sandoval County Sheriff's Office. Panteh was taken to a local medical center where he later died from his injuries. Panteh was being held on federal aggravated battery charges. The Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident. Jail officials and Sandoval County officials are waiting for the investigation to be completed to decide if more changes to the jail's current policies and procedures need to be made, according to county spokesman Sidney Hill.
The jail recently made changes to its intake policies and procedures - particularly regarding shoelaces - as a result of an internal investigation into two suicides in December. On Dec. 6, 2011, Kenneth Traiger, 22, hanged himself from a torn sheet in the shower area of the jail. Traiger was taken to a hospital, put on a ventilator and never regained consciousness. He was taken off life support on Dec. 11. Traiger had been booked into SCDC on a federal bank robbery charge.
Two days after Traiger hanged himself, Stephen Vincent, 52, used his shoelaces to hang himself from a jail cell vent. He had been booked on a warrant charging him with criminal sexual penetration of a minor
http://www.correctionsone.com/jail-management/articles/5237232-NM-inmates-pulled-from-jail-due-to-suicides/
Rozanna M. Martinez
Albuquerque Journal ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Marshals Service is pulling all inmates who are being held on federal charges at the Sandoval County Detention Center out of the jail, citing concerns related to suicides at the jail. Three suicides have occurred at the jail since December. Two of the deaths involved inmates being held on federal charges.
An email from Michael Ferstl, chief deputy U.S. marshal for New Mexico, said after two suicides at the jail in December, it was determined that the action plan for suicide prevention and emergency response at the Sandoval County jail is not compatible with Marshals Service requirements. These findings in combination with a third suicide at the jail on Sunday resulted in the decision to remove federal prisoners from the jail to ensure their proper care while in custody.
"The United States Marshals Service in coordination with the Department of Justice and the Office of Federal Detention Trustee is currently reviewing policies, practices and procedures of the Sandoval County Detention Center and upon the outcome of that review a decision will be rendered as to any future consideration of returning prisoners to that facility," U.S. Marshal Conrad Candelaria stated in the news release.
On Sunday, Dario Panteh, 19, of Zuni Pueblo hanged himself inside his cell using a bedsheet, according to the Sandoval County Sheriff's Office. Panteh was taken to a local medical center where he later died from his injuries. Panteh was being held on federal aggravated battery charges. The Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident. Jail officials and Sandoval County officials are waiting for the investigation to be completed to decide if more changes to the jail's current policies and procedures need to be made, according to county spokesman Sidney Hill.
The jail recently made changes to its intake policies and procedures - particularly regarding shoelaces - as a result of an internal investigation into two suicides in December. On Dec. 6, 2011, Kenneth Traiger, 22, hanged himself from a torn sheet in the shower area of the jail. Traiger was taken to a hospital, put on a ventilator and never regained consciousness. He was taken off life support on Dec. 11. Traiger had been booked into SCDC on a federal bank robbery charge.
Two days after Traiger hanged himself, Stephen Vincent, 52, used his shoelaces to hang himself from a jail cell vent. He had been booked on a warrant charging him with criminal sexual penetration of a minor
http://www.correctionsone.com/jail-management/articles/5237232-NM-inmates-pulled-from-jail-due-to-suicides/
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