suicide watch
a system of regular checking on prison inmates or psychiatric patients who are believed to be suicidal: The prisoner was on suicide watch, but somehow managed to hang himself.
close observation or supervision of someone in order to prevent suicide: We took turns staying at her place, on suicide watch until she was able to get professional help.
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How to use suicide watch in a sentence
The most obvious response to this—that the facility should have put Castro back on suicide watch—is not as simple as it sounds.
Ariel Castro and the Grim Reality of Prison Suicides | Brandy Zadrozny | September 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn fact, he says, being on suicide watch can make the possibility of self-harm more likely.
Ariel Castro and the Grim Reality of Prison Suicides | Brandy Zadrozny | September 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“It is unheard of for someone to be on suicide watch for nine months,” Haney said.
Extreme Solitary Confinement: What Did Bradley Manning Experience? | Caitlin Dickson | June 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhy was he not on a suicide watch, his movements monitored on CCTV?
Cheated by Death: No Euphoria in Ram Singh’s Hanging | Dilip D’Souza | March 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs Sandusky sits under suicide watch at a county jail, his lawyers have vowed an appeal.
British Dictionary definitions for suicide watch
a round-the-clock watch by warders on a prisoner considered to be in danger of harming him- or herself
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