re: Why do we put inmates on suicide watch?

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Just get liability insurance. Would still be cheaper than paying for someone on death row or a life sentence

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Not if inmates start offing themselves because they realize they can get their families paid. Insurance starts getting expensive if they keep having to pay out.

Plus, there's the idea that the state has a moral and ethical obligation to reasonably protect people in its custody from harm, even if that harm might be self-inflicted.