A jail is a place where people who have been found guilty of committing crimes are kept against their wishes. They are not allowed to do certain things and are punished by the government. The government often uses prisons in the legal system. People accused of crimes may be put in prison until their trial. If they are found guilty, they may be given a certain amount of time in prison as punishment.
The death toll in jails and prisons is shockingly high, and questions about why a loved one died in jail are often met with denials, a refusal to provide basic information, or claims that “ongoing legal considerations” prevent jail or prison officials from speaking.
State and federal civil rights laws apply broadly and are intended to protect people who are in jail or incarcerated. Law enforcement officials have a legal duty to protect and provide care for the people under their care and supervision, and the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that prisoners have a constitutional right to health care.
If you have a loved one who died in jail, your family may be entitled to financial compensation for your loss.
Even if the inmate dies from natural causes in the infirmary and state police decline to investigate, the medical examiner always reviews the body to determine the cause of death, Ames said, and multiple agencies file reports with the attorney general’s office.
Within an hour of an inmate’s death, the individual’s next of kin is contacted.
Once the medical examiner finishes a review, the body is released to the family. If they do not have the means for burial or cremation, the DOC has a budget to cremate the body and provide the remains to the family.
Each prison has a contact list of cultural, religious and spiritual support volunteers who can help carry out the beliefs of the deceased, his/her family/whanau and others (including staff). The body is taken for an autopsy. Afterwards the body is released to the family.
Prisoners designate a list of contacts during intake, including the person who will handle their remains in the event of death in prison. Upon death, the prison will call the designated contact to inform of the death. The designated contact need not be a family member.
The designated contact of the deceased has the option of taking responsibility for the remains of the deceased. Like non-inmate deaths, the family or friends responsible for organizing funeral arrangements will choose a funeral home to handle the arrangements. The funeral home will organize transportation of the deceased from the prison, and the funeral can proceed as usual..……..See More
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