Thirteen Arizona prison workers fired after two inmate suicides
Source: Reuters
Thirteen Arizona prison workers fired after two inmate suicides
By David Schwartz
April 15, 2016
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Investigations into the suicides of two Arizona prison inmates have led to the firing of four corrections sergeants and nine officers for failing to conduct security checks and other instances of “neglect of duty,” officials said on Friday.
Suicides at Arizona’s prisons have been called into question in recent years, but officials say they are within national averages. Since July 2015, there have been five suicides.
“All inmate deaths in the department are investigated,” said Andrew Wilder, a spokesman for the Arizona Department of Corrections. “Only in the events surrounding these two incidents were some employees found to not be doing their job or some sort of misconduct."
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The disciplined workers received punishments ranging from 80 hours suspension without pay to letters of reprimand, the department said. Two more employees received corrective action with a letter of instruction.
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