“A total of 333 people have died in or following police custody over the past 11 years, but no officer has ever been successfully prosecuted, according to a watchdog’s report.”
The Guardian,
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Ministry of Defence is refusing to disclose whether any individuals have died in British military custody in Afghanistan, raising concerns that a number of people may have been killed during interrogation.”
The Guardian, 13th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An inquiry into the death of a County Durham man in police custody will focus on the actions of arresting officers, a watchdog has said.”
BBC News, 13th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Last August, two of the UK’s most notorious prisoners were released from prison.”
BBC News, 6th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Ministry of Defence is facing a further series of court battles that may shed more damaging light on the conduct of British troops in Iraq, after it emerged that many more civilians died in army custody than previously thought.”
The Guardian, 1st July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A murderer who killed one of the country’s most notorious paedophiles while in a Cambridge prison has had his minimum jail term cut by 10 years.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Ministry of Justice has announced today that there were 60 apparently self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales in 2009.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st January 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A watchdog’s report into the death of a man shortly after he was freed from custody says police should have sought medical advice while he was a prisoner.”
BBC News, 1st October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The head of a Metropolitan police station where a man died has been recorded on tape promising that CCTV cameras were working and tape from them had been seized – weeks before investigators told the man’s family that the footage was missing.”
The Guardian, 21st August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Independent Advisory Panel, a key part of the newly formed Ministerial Council on Deaths in Custody, has commenced its initial work programme.”
Ministry of Justice, 17th August 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“An investigation is under way by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) after a Gwynedd man died following police custody.”
BBC News, 23rd July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Deaths at Broadmoor high security hospital and other institutions will be linked to management failures in a highly critical report this week.”
The Times, 20th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A fresh inquest into the death of a Lancashire teenager found hanged at a secure unit in County Durham has been ordered by the High Court.”
BBC News, 22nd January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The police complaints commission is accused of failing to conduct an open investigation. Nina Lakhani reports.”
The Independent, 4th January 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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