The Associated Press
Inmate's suicide shows need for reforms, advocates sayThis Jan. 28, 2016 photo shows a solitary confinement cell known all as "the bing," at New York's Rikers Island jail. Advocates say the 2017 death of a prisoner illustrates how New York’s prison system fails to ensure the safety of inmates who might hurt themselves if left alone in a cell. New York state prisoners in solitary confinement or other units in which inmates are isolated were over five times more likely to kill themselves compared to prisoners in general confinement, according to a report from the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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