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Jail suicide sparks reviews by LI, state officials

A police recruit jogs around the Nassau County

Photo credit: Newsday File Image | A police recruit jogs around the Nassau County Jail.

The apparent suicide of a Nassau County inmate hours after his murder conviction will spark three reviews by state and local agencies looking at his personal and medical history, and how well jail officials monitored him.

Nassau Police Det. Lt. Kevin Smith said Wednesday while the sheriff's department will do its own review, homicide detectives also investigate inmate suicides, primarily to...

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