The previous corrections officials I think did a wonderful job trying to defend their system at this point, about which there is much to be defended, but I think they were a little exuberant in that endeavour.
I'm reading from Mr. Sapers' report, where he says:
In the six-month period between April and September 2008, there were 184 self-harm incidents reported in SITREP, more than double the number recorded over the same period in 2006.
That tells me that if we have double the amount of self-harming incidents in a two-year period, that must be an indicator that we are failing to provide necessary programs, interventions in our prisons. Do you have any experience with the concept of self-harm in prisons and suicide attempts?