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MIDDLETOWN — Police aren’t likely to change any procedures after a 51-year-old man committed suicide in a Middletown City Jail cell earlier this month.
The sheriff’s office said it is in the process of reviewing its procedures and is considering additional steps to minimize future issues.
Records obtained by WFAA show the jail last revised its restraint procedure in 2007 and its use of force policy in 2009.
Jail officials are calling Jason Robert's escape an isolated incident. But they admit thatproper security procedures were not followed.
A commissioner requests that the sheriff’s office explains its standard operating procedures. Sheriff said department heavily regulated by state.