Teen's suicide emblematic of problems at New Orleans jail

This 2014 photo provided by a family friend of Jaquin Thomas shows him at age 14 in New Orleans. Thomas was arrested in July 2016, at age 15, and accused of murder and eventually sent to the New Orleans jail to await trial. He killed himself on Oct. 17, 2016. (Courtesy of Thomas Family Friend via AP)
MoreNEW ORLEANS (AP) — For more than 90 minutes, 15-year-old Jaquin (jah-KWAHN’) Thomas’ motionless body hung from a New Orleans jail window bar before anyone noticed.
The suicide