... Therefore, it seems necessary to screen every inmate after admission for suicidal ideation. As psychiatric or psychological screening is not possible due to insufficient economic resources, a screening instrument which can be used by prison officers would be beneficial as the decision whether admitted inmates should be placed in solitary cells or shared cells has to take place immediately after intake. The decision can have a major impact on the occurrence of suicide in custody, as solitary cells have proven to be a major risk factor for suicide of vulnerable individuals (Bonner, 1992; Haycock 1993; Marcus & Alcabes 1993; Frottier et al., 2001). Prison suicide Internationally, the prison suicide rate in England and Wales is relatively high although, according to Council of Europe figures, rates are higher in, for example, France, Austria and Belgium (Council of Europe 2000); cited in (Jewkes, 2007). In most countries suicides in prison occur several times ...

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