Broward Jail Employee On Leave After Mentally Ill Inmate Dies By Suicide

By Mauricio Maldonado, CBS Miami

January 5, 2024

MIAMI - A Broward jail employee is on paid leave after a mentally ill inmate died by suicide.

The Broward Sheriff's Office says they're investigating how 43-year-old Alvin Modeste suffocated himself inside the jail. He died Wednesday.

"The parallels are very clear: It's a level of supervision that is lacking within that jail," said public defender Gordon Weekes. He wrote a letter to the sheriff with strong criticism and recommendations.

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