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Berrien County sheriff presents life‑saving awards to deputies after June jail suicide attempt
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The Berrien County sheriff and undersheriff presented three life‑saving awards and three letters of accommodation to deputies who restrained and treated an inmate on June 24 after he attempted suicide, county commissioners heard at their meeting.
The Berrien County sheriff and undersheriff on Monday presented life‑saving awards to deputies who intervened on June 24 after an inmate in a county dormitory attempted suicide, county commissioners were told.
Commissioners heard that deputies responded after the inmate had cut his neck and was losing a significant amount of blood. Lieutenant Kristen Barker, the shift supervisor, took charge and directed staff while other deputies restrained the individual and provided first aid, the…
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