Ivette Zayas is calling out the system for failing to prevent her son’s death.

On Mother’s Day last year, Luis Zayas died by suicide in the Osceola County Jail just days after he was arrested for violating his probation in a 2011 case. But a review of his death found that two corrections officers missed or lied about several visual checks, which could’ve saved his life.

Zayas, who suffered from several mental illnesses including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, had tried hanging himself at least eight times in five hours before eventually succeeding.

“My son had a mental illness that was not addressed correctly and properly within the system. And that’s why I’m here today – calling out my county, my senators, and my US representative on an awareness on mental health. It is serious. It affects families,” said Zayas’ mother, Ivette.

According to documents, officers conducted checks. When the noose was tied to the top bunk of Zayas’s cell, which photos show could clearly be seen even with the door closed, both officers were suspended without pay for one day and still currently work at the jail.

Federal data shows that suicides account for nearly a third of inmates’ deaths in local jails nationwide, and more than half happen outside of general housing.

“And this mother here, she’s bringing an awareness and she’s not going anywhere. She’ll challenge who she has to, and she’s going to be heard. And I will walk, I will knock on doors, and I will make mental health a priority in the name of Luis,” said Ivette.

The county said it hopes to hire more corrections officers and mental health professionals at the jail in the coming fiscal year.