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Lawyer says Miske felt hopeful about appeal before his death in jail


Convicted organized crime leader Michael Miske Jr. was found dead in an apparent suicide at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu on Sunday. Miske had been convicted on 13 federal counts in July related to his operation of an organized crime ring and was planning to appeal his convictions after his scheduled sentencing hearing in two months. Questions have arisen about how he was able to take his own life in a facility meant to prevent such incidents.

Miske’s family expressed disappointment in the federal government and prison for failing to keep him safe. The Bureau of Prisons has a policy in place for suicide prevention, requiring staff to identify potentially suicidal inmates and place them on suicide watch. However, it is unclear if Miske was on suicide watch at the time of his death.

Experts suggest that Miske’s violent background and the severity of his sentence may have contributed to his suicide. The Bureau of Prisons has been criticized recently for systemic failures in preventing inmate suicides, including deficiencies in mental health assessments and failure to conduct required checks.

Despite the low success rate of criminal appeals, Miske’s lawyer had indicated that he was hopeful about the appeal process. The circumstances of Miske’s death have raised concerns about the treatment of inmates in federal detention centers and the effectiveness of suicide prevention measures within these facilities.

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