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Smith’s family and others had urged jurors to return a homicide verdict because of that order, which they believed significantly contributed to her death.

They are calling on authorities to criminally investigate those who issued that order.

“The real question has to be asked: How could such a flagrant abuse, such a flagrant disregard for human life go unaccounted for?” Julian Falconer, the family’s lawyer, said after the verdict was read.

“Those who made the order not to go into her cell — the deputy warden, the warden, those above — have yet to be truly investigated or yet to truly answer for their actions.”

Four front-line prison staff were originally charged with criminal negligence causing Smith’s death, but those charges were ultimately dropped. Falconer said the family is not calling for their case to be reopened.

The inquest’s five female jurors heard extensive evidence from 83 witnesses, who testified over 107 days since January about how poorly equipped the prison system was to deal with the mentally ill young woman.

The jury made 104 recommendations Thursday, most of them dealing with ways the correctional system can provide better supports to female inmates. Among them: