Fifth Michigan prisoner since 2020 dies after falling over rail from upper gallery

A man has died after falling from an upper gallery at a Michigan prison. It's the fifth inmate since 2020 to die from falling or jumping at two prisons where railings are only a few feet high. Ervin Robinson II died on Saturday after a fall at the Egeler prison in Jackson County. A spokesman says the death remains under investigation. The Detroit Free Press reports that railings on upper floors at two prisons are 38 inches high. Safety regulators closed a complaint from an employee and didn't take any action in 2023.