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Subject: RE: Suicide watch 
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 16:17:52 +0000 
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following up on the below info, a lot of media are speculating that he should not have been removed from SW. While 
of course the length of time someone is there is not a determining factor, and the information below explains what SW is like 
and why it is generally used for just short periods, I pulled some info on the average time inmates are on SW. This info 
covers the past year: 
3,893 Suicide Watches were conducted (for 2,175 unique inmates) 
11,267 Total Days of Suicide Watch 
Average Length of Suicide Watch: 2.89 Days/Watch (which includes a number of longer watches where inmates were waiting 
for a hospital bed) 
Median Length: 1.5 Days 
I think this provides a more complete picture on how SW is used and why it is not usually used for long periods. 
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Thanks, 
This is helpful. 
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Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2019 10:15 PM 
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Subject: Re: Suicide watch 
> 8/11/2019 11:04 PM >>> 
(OAG) 
- Below is the explanation as provided by our Psychology Services Administrator. They will be providing the 
research behind this tomorrow, but wanted to get this information to you tonight. Let me know if you have any 
questions regarding this information. 
Suicide watch is widely regarded as a short-term crisis intervention. As practiced in the BOP, it is a highly 
restrictive intervention that focuses on preserving the life of an individual in crisis. Typical conditions of a suicide 
watch include containment in an identified suicide watch cell absent tie-off points and sharp objects, placement in 
a suicide watch smock that is resistant to use as a ligature, constant observation by another individual, lights on 24 
hours per day to ensure effective observation, extreme limits on personal property for safety, and at least daily 
contact with a BOP psychologist. While these restrictive conditions are extremely effective in the sho…
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