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Sheriff says recent jail suicide attempt reveals bunk gap that needs repair
Summary
After a near‑fatal suffocation attempt by an inmate, sheriff’s staff told commissioners they will pursue repairs to cell bunks where inmates have been able to fashion nooses from bedding.
WAGONER COUNTY, Okla. — Wagoner County Sheriff Chris Elliott told the board on March 3 that a recent, serious suicide attempt at the county detention center revealed a recurring safety risk tied to a gap between bunk beds and the cell wall.
Sheriff Elliott said officers performing an additional site check discovered an inmate hanging from a blanket fashioned into a noose and were able to remove the material and summon medical help. “We were able to get in and save that person,” Elliott said. He and jail administrator Brian Russell said…
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