CT department failed to prevent inmate suicide: inspector general

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Connecticut’s Inspector General was clear: the police department did not follow its own policies.

This information is contained in a report the Connecticut Office of Inspector General released following the death of New York man who died by suicide in January while in custody at the Stamford Police Department .

The results of the investigation determined that the manner of Jamal Linton’s death was suicide and not the result of police use of force or criminal action. However, the evidence also determined that the Stamford Police Department “did not adhere to its own policies designed to prevent these types of incidents from occurring,” according to the report from Inspector General Eliot D. Prescott.

On Jan. 26, Stamford officers were