They asked for help. Instead, they died in solitary.

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Warning: This story contains detailed descriptions of the manner of suicide in prison. Nearly three months into a 10-year sentence for a drive-by shooting, Denise Short asked prison staffers at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl to place her on suicide watch. The 21-year-old mother had planned to take her own life, she told them in March 2024. Prison officials ignored Short’s reques