Island County, WA —
Keaton Farris, 25, was accused of trying to cash a $355 check that
wasn’t written out him. After failing to appear for his court date, he
was arrested on March 20.
Farris had no prior criminal record but had
struggled with a history of mental illness. He was diagnosed with
bipolar disorder two years ago, but had improved with medication,
according to family members.
20 days after being taken into custody, on April 8, Farris was found dead in his cell.
Thursday, Island County Sheriff Mark Brown released a report apologizing for dehydrating and starving this young man to death.
“I am truly sorry for this tragic death,” Brown
wrote in the report. “Our highest priority is the safety and well-being
of our inmates and staff and this report describes a systematic
breakdown of policies, procedures and communication that led to this
tragedy.”
“We are determined to do everything possible to
minimize the chances of this kind of a tragedy from occurring in our
jail ever again,” Brown said, adding he had met with the inmate’s
father, Fred Farris, to express his condolences.
The “breakdown of policy” was actually a deliberate coverup of a man’s death in the custody of law enforcement.
Sorry, we killed your son.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/sheriff-tells-family-sorry-officers-starved-mentally-ill-son-death-prison-cell/#J8kcXIO4DPzcS7iZ.99
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