Citation

Porter KK, Jones MJ. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 1990; 11(4): 319-323.

Affiliation

Herrin Hospital Laboratory, Southern Illinois University Medical School, Carbondale.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2275470

Abstract

Suicides that occur in custody are rare and thus require extensive forensic analysis. Asphyxia by hanging is the most common means of suicide: at least 87.5% of successful suicides are committed in this way. A unique case of suicide in custody is presented in which a prisoner slashed his wrist with an eyeglass lens. The evidence and proceedings that led to this suicide are reviewed and the data are compared with known behavioral patterns. The world literature concerning suicide while incarcerated is reviewed.

Language: en