Prisoner dies of apparent suicide in jail after being refused mental health services at state hospital

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October 12, 2022

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Adam Howe, charged with the murder of his mother, died by apparent suicide after being legally refused by Bridgewater State Hospital. (2013 Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

This is the Radio Boston rundown for Oct. 12. Tiziana Dearing is our host.

It's been a week since Adam Howe died of an apparent suicide in jail. His death is raising questions about the role the state can play in mental health care for those in the legal system. We dig into what's at stake in this week's "From the Newsroom."
In this week's edition of "Classroom Away from Conflict," a women's protest movement in Iran is impacting members of our community here at home. We speak with an Iranian graduate student about watching her nation in turmoil from a world away.
Christ Church in Cambridge will host a special event tonight to honor a man laid to rest there, next to the two people who enslaved his parents. We learn about the life of Darby Vassall, one of the founders of Boston’s African Society in 1796 and lifelong anti-slavery advocate, from his descendants.

Resources: You can reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) and the Samaritans Statewide Hotline (call or text) at 1-877-870-HOPE (4673). Call2Talk can be accessed by calling Massachusetts 211 or 508-532-2255 (or text c2t to 741741).

This program aired on October 12, 2022.

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