Episode 6: The Suicide Crisis

The KARE 11 Investigates team searches for answers about why in Minnesota the percentage of jail deaths resulting from suicide is double that of the rest of the nation.

"Cruel & Unusual" is an original podcast from the award-winning investigative team at KARE 11 in Minneapolis/St. Paul. In this podcast series, KARE 11 investigates mysterious deaths swept under the rug and ignored by those in power. It exposes a deadly pattern: people left to suffer, begging for help that doesn’t come. It also reveals a state turning a blind eye to a jail doctor with a troubled past and the denial of life-saving medical and mental healthcare behind bars.

Watch KARE 11's "Cruel & Unusual" television reporting at kare11.com/cruelandunusual.