The Wrongful Death & Injury Institute, Inc. is recognized as one of the few organizations nationwide that aggressively promotes, provides and requires accurate and factual information regarding prison healthcare issues, and issues surrounding death-both in prison and out in society.

It is involved in extensive research pertaining to prison healthcare providers, departments of correction, and the death investigation system and its practices nationwide.

We consult with families regarding prison healthcare and death issues, attempt to educate and inform families of the mechanics of the system, make them aware of information available to them, draw attention to their responsibility and what they need to do

Lack of knowledge and information on the part of families pertaining to the delivery of prison healthcare and death investigation practices ensures that families will be at an extreme disadvantage when attempting to obtain adequate healthcare for inmates. It also ensures that families will not be provided with key information surrounding the death of an inmate. All too often documents that should be in place on behalf of the inmate are woefully inadequate or do not exist.

Families all too often, contact prison and medical personnel when they shouldn't be doing so. Additionally, there are key things family members can do to ensure that the inmate they care about receives the necessary and needed adequate medical and/or mental healthcare.

If the inmate you care about is . . .

• Sick
• Dying, or
• Has died in jail or prison or shortly after release;
• Illiterate -- that is, functionally illiterate, unable to read and/or write;
• Mentally challenged; or
• Blind

If you …

• Are attempting to help an inmate obtain adequate medical and / or mental healthcare;
• Are being ignored by correctional and medical staff;
• Are not able to communicate and/or visit with the inmate you care about due to infirmary assignment, administrative segregation and/or suicide watch;

If you are dealing with the death of an inmate, it's probable you….

• Do not know what to say to correctional and/or medical staff;
• Do not know what to ask correctional and/or medical staff;
• Do not know what actions to immediately take;
• Do not know what you should be stating to the funeral home;
• Do not understand the issue of state ordered autopsy and second autopsy;

If you are dealing with the death of an inmate due to "apparent" suicide, it's probable you…

• Do not know the questions to ask;
• Do not know what should be immediately done and by whom.

Contact Us
816.941.0087
Email: DeathInstitute@aim.com

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