NBC Washington

Inmate Death a Challenge for States: How to Tell Victims?

Marshall Metz had served five years of a life sentence for murdering his wife when his stepson Jimmy Trout got a startling message from Maryland’s automated victim-notification service: “This e-mail ...
Yahoo

Justice Department to assist Jackson, Hinds Co. coroner on next-of-kin death notifications

The U.S. Department of Justice announced via a Thursday press release that the department will provide "technical assistance" to the Jackson Police Department and the Hinds County Coroner's Office, ...
WAPT

'Families want and deserve transparency:' DOJ to help JPD, coroner with death notifications

ONE TO USE THE GREEN SPACE IN THE PARK. ROSS ADAMS 16 WAPT NEWS NEW TODAY... THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS STEPPING IN TO HELP JACKSON POLICE AND THE HINDS COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE IN NOTIFYING NEXT OF KIN ...
AOL

DOJ takes action after Mississippi coroner buried men without families’ knowledge

This article is part of “Lost Rites,” a series on America’s failed death notification system. The Justice Department said Thursday it would help authorities in Mississippi improve their death ...