‘The Vessel’ at NYC’s Hudson Yards to reopen 3 years after suicides forced closure
Vessel, a climbable sculpture that drew many tourists to Hudson Yards, a huge development on Manhattan’s west side, was forced to close in 2021 due to a spate of suicides, but will reopen to the public later this year with additional safety measures in place. do. The towering beehive-like attraction will have new steel mesh […]
The Vessel at Hudson Yards to reopen with new safeguards after string of suicides
The Vessel, a famous Hudson Yards landmark, is set to reopen to tourists with new safety fencing installed later this year after a spate of suicides in 2021 caused the tourist attraction to close. . The giant spiral staircase in a luxury development on Manhattan’s west side will feature cut-resistant “floor-to-ceiling steel mesh” on most […]
An Inspector General report finds the Bureau of Prisons violated policies and contributed to inmate suicides
A damning report by the Justice Department’s inspector general finds that “repeated policy violations and operational failures are contributing to inmate suicides” at federal prisons. The report looked at the period from 2014 to 2021 and found that just over half of the 344 deaths investigated were due to suicide. The report was prompted in […]