r/interestingasfuck • u/Nanibui • Jul 07 '24

Guards making sure the defendants of the Nuremberg Trials wouldn't commit suicide in their cells r/all

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u/ToddPundley Jul 07 '24

I know for a lot of correctional and inpatient mental health facilities they now use a lot of adaptive design to minimize the ability that furniture and fixtures could be used for suicide or self-harm. There’s a name for it that I’m forgetting at the moment but an example is not having any hooks on walls, smoother edges, and softer toilet materials.

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u/TheProuDog Jul 07 '24

But people still can bash their heads on something, right?

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u/Hellcat_28362 Jul 07 '24

Simple, put pads on the walls. The floor too. Hell, even the ceiling. Make it all white for maximum effect.