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Suicide Prevention Month

The Forgotten Crisis “She’s cutting again,” the guard announced with all the enthusiasm of saying, “The Pope is Catholic.” Another day, another self-harm incident; just routine paperwork in a system that has normalized human suffering. Let’s call her Melissa, barely in her twenties and a mother of six children, had added fresh wounds to her […]

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Why Prisons Must Be Ground Zero for Suicide Prevention

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by Kwaneta Harris

September 19, 2025

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