Army suicides doubled last month from June's total

Citizens for Legitimate Government

The Army says suicides among active-duty soldiers more than doubled in July from the month before. That marks an acceleration of a military-wide trend this year that has caused Pentagon leaders to step up their search for solutions to a problem that has worsened in 2012 as the pace of combat has eased. The Army had 26 suicides in July among active-duty soldiers, compared to 12 in June.

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Black Teen Dies in Georgia Jail From Lack Of Medical Treatment

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Fabian Avery III, 17, died in an isolation cell in a Pelham, Georgia jail after officials ignored his illness because they thought he was lying about his condition, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. According to an internal investigation, Avery was moved to isolation after he repeatedly defecated on himself, eventually dying from  appendicitis and complications from a bowel obstruction. When he entered the jail in February of 2011, he was 6-1, 153 lbs; at the time of his death one month later, he was 108 lbs. His mother, Sandrini Scott, has filed suit against the police department and the city of Pelham, Georgia.

 

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