When No One Is Watching: Preventing Suicide and Avoiding Lawsuits: Insights from a Correctional Expert of 25 Years

Suicide is the leading cause of death in U.S. jails--and a major driver of costly, high-stakes litigation. In this practical and unflinching guide, psychiatrist and correctional expert Anasseril E. Daniel, MD, distills more than five decades of clinical experience and twenty-five years inside correctional systems to show how tragedies happen--and how to stop them.

Drawing on forty real cases and fifteen landmark court decisions, Dr. Daniel explains the most common failures that lead to suicide and missed risk factors, unsafe housing, weak communication, and inadequate training. He introduces an innovative case law-based training approach that complements traditional methods to prepare staff for real-world risks.

Actionable and deeply informed, When No One Is Watching is a call to protect lives, reduce liability, and create a culture of safety in corrections.