‘The number of people dying in prison has risen to its highest level since records began more than 30 years ago, figures released by the Ministry of Justice show.’
The Independent, 31st October 2014
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‘he Ministry of Justice’s bizarre plan includes a regime of physical punishment and restraint that would be a recipe for child abuse.’
The Guardian, 17th October 2014
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‘Chris Grayling is to defy an appeal court judgement and order that staff should be able to use force to restrain teenage inmates for “the purposes of good order and discipline” at his proposed £85m privately run “super-child jail.” The proposed rule for the justice secretary’s 320-place “secure college” comes despite a court of appeal ruling in 2008 which banned the use of force after it was linked to the deaths and injury of several children in custody, including the death of a 14-year-old Gareth Myatt.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2014
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‘Two police officers will not face charges of perjury, perverting the course of justice or collusion in relation to a death of a prisoner.’
BBC News, 7th October 2014
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‘A police constable under investigation following the death of a mentally ill musician has lost a legal battle to be allowed to resign in order to become a Church of England minister.’
The Guardian, 25th September 2014
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‘The family of a 26-year-old man who died at an immigration detention centre have called for an urgent independent inquiry saying they have concerns about the circumstances surrounding his death.’
The Guardian, 7th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A young father died after police failed to notice him having three epileptic seizures in custody, it has emerged.
The Independent, 8th August 2014
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‘The performance of more than a fifth of prisons in England and Wales is “of concern”, a government body has said.’
BBC News, 31st July 2014
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‘Prosecutors say there is “insufficient evidence” to charge anyone after the death of a man detained under the Mental Health Act.’
BBC News, 1st July 2014
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‘The death of a man in police custody after he was ejected from a Bangor nightclub in 2003 was partly due to failures by two police officers who arrested him, an inquest has concluded.’
BBC News, 26th June 2014
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‘A police force has apologised to the family of a man who died of a heart attack after being taken into custody amid concerns for his welfare.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2014
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‘The police watchdog has urged the Metropolitan Police to stop an officer quitting so he can face misconduct proceedings after a death in custody.’
BBC News, 29th May 2014
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‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is to consider whether criminal charges should be brought against two arresting officers after a man died in custody.’
BBC News, 9th April 2014
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‘An unprecedented rise in court actions is placing a huge burden on the Ministry of Defence and could have the unintended consequence of leading to even more civilian casualties, according to a report by MPs.’
The Guardian, 2nd April 2014
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‘The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is to overhaul the way it investigates deaths at the hands of police in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 17th March 2014
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‘Prisons minister Jeremy Wright is due to announce whether he has agreed to hold an independent inquiry into the deaths of young people in custody.’
BBC News, 6th February 2014
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‘The Met Police is struggling to provide adequate medical staffing to assess and treat detainees in their custody, according to a new report.’
BBC News, 28th January 2014
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‘The number of suicides at prisons in England in Wales in 2013 was the highest for six years, the Howard League for Penal Reform has said.’
BBC News, 20th January 2014
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‘The College of Policing is reviewing its training to try to prevent more people dying in police custody in England and Wales, the BBC has learned.;
BBC News, 17th December 2013
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