Winchester prison’s fourth death in two months prompts review – BBC News
‘The deaths of four inmates in cells at Winchester prison in two months has prompted an investigation.’
BBC News, 10th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: death in custody
Police officer accused of lying in death in custody inquest appears in court – The Guardian
‘A police officer accused of lying at the inquest of a man who died in police custody seven years ago has appeared in court.’
The Guardian, 8th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman serving eight-week prison sentence found dead in her cell – The Guardian
‘A woman who was serving an eight-week prison sentence for shoplifting has been found dead in her cell.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
IPCC further delays report into young athlete whose neck was broken – The Guardian
‘The police watchdog has delayed again its report into how a young athlete’s neck was broken in the street more than two years ago, the Guardian has learned. It comes ahead of Theresa May’s speech on Thursday afternoon in which the home secretary announces her intention to stamp out the “evasiveness and obstruction” suffered by families at the hands of the authorities and launches an independent review of deaths in police custody.’
The Guardian, 23rd July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New inquiry into deaths in police custody launched by Theresa May – Daily Telegraph
‘Home Secretary says review will look at use of restraint techniques and ‘ask difficult questions’.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police watchdog investigates death of man in custody in Luton – The Guardian
‘The police watchdog has launched an investigation after a 25-year-old man died in custody.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Habib Ullah death: Seven-year wait for conduct hearing – BBC News
‘The actions of five officers during and after the death of a father-of-three will be aired in public later. Until recently, nearly every police disciplinary hearing was held behind closed doors.’
BBC News, 4th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
No prosecution for police involved in death of man in psychiatric care – The Guardian
‘Prosecutors have decided not to take action against police involved in the death in 2010 of a man who was restrained by officers at a psychiatric hospital.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prosecutors examining claims that police spied on sister after death of her brother – The Guardian
‘Prosecutors are examining allegations that police improperly monitored the sister of a former paratrooper who died on the floor of a police station.’
The Guardian, 26th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Student restrained by police died from neglect, inquest finds – The Guardian
‘A student who was detained under the Mental Health Act died as a result of neglect by police officers and ambulance staff who forcibly restrained him and left him handcuffed for hours on a hospital floor, an inquest jury has found.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Human Rights Act: What has it done for us? – The Independent
‘The Conservatives want to replace it. Here are five things it has implemented for good.’
The Independent, 15th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
IPCC investigates death of man restrained by police outside Devon pub – The Guardian
‘Detectives and the police watchdog are investigating the death of a man who fell unconscious while he was being restrained by police after a disturbance outside a seafront bar and who later died in hospital.’
The Guardian, 4th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Al-Saadoon and others v Secretary of State for Defence – WLR Daily
Al-Saadoon and others v Secretary of State for Defence [2015] EWHC 715 (Admin); [2015] WLR (D) 168
‘Individuals in certain test cases who had been shot by British forces in Iraq were within the United Kingdom’s jurisdiction, for the purposes of article 1 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, because they had been shot in the course of security operations in which British forces were exercising public powers normally exercised by the Iraqi government and because shooting someone involved the exercise of physical power over that person.
WLR Daily, 17th March 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Man died in prison after police wrongly took him from psychiatric unit, inquest finds – The Guardian
‘Mark Groombridge killed himself in Dovegate prison two weeks after he was removed from secure ward by probation officers and recalled to prison – a move that probably contributed to his death, jury finds.’
The Guardian, 17th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Glen Parva criticised over Greg Revell death – BBC News
‘A coroner has criticised a young offenders’ institution for failing to identify the risk to an 18-year-old remand prisoner who hanged himself.’
BBC News, 18th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Theresa May admits justice system fails families over deaths in police custody – The Guardian
‘The criminal justice system makes is too hard for families whose loved ones have died in police custody to get answers, according to a candid letter written by the home secretary to two families affected by such deaths.’
The Guardian, 19th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
No convictions over 500 black and Asian deaths in custody – The Guardian
‘More than 500 black and ethnic minority individuals have died in suspicious circumstances while in state detention over the past 24 years, but not a single official has been successfully prosecuted, a report examining institutional racism has revealed.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
What should we do with violent children? One secure home may have the answer – The Guardian
‘The young people locked up in Clayfields House have been convicted of serious crimes, from assault to murder. Under close supervision, many have turned their lives around – but now this unusual prison may be under threat.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK justice minister ‘complacent’ over 38% rise in prison deaths, say MPs – The Guardian
‘The justice secretary has been accused of complacency by a cross-party group of MPs for denying any link between prison staffing cuts and a sudden rise in self-inflicted deaths and violence inside jails in England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
