The Tragic Death of Irvo Otieno: A Failure of Mental Health and Law Enforcement Systems.
TL;DR
Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man with a history of mental health issues, died after being asphyxiated by sheriff's deputies and hospital workers at a state mental hospital in Virginia. Otieno's death has sparked outrage over law enforcement's treatment of Black men in custody and highlighted failures in Virginia's criminal justice and mental health systems. Otieno's mother had been trying to get him help for his latest mental health crisis, but he was shuttled from a medical hospital to jail to a state mental hospital. Seven Henrico County sheriff's deputies and three hospital workers have been charged with second-degree murder for "smothering" Otieno.
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- Irvo Otieno's last days: How a mental health system 'completely failed' The Washington Post
- Defense Attorney speaks out on Otieno investigation:‘They were in the performance of their duties’ WWBT
- Former Virginia police chief breaks down surveillance video in death of Irvo Otieno WRIC ABC 8News
- Opinion | Irvo Otieno died in police custody. The hospital couldn't protect him. The Washington Post
- Sen. Tim Kaine calls surveillance video of Irvo Otieno's death 'blood chilling' WSLS 10
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