‘Seven years ago today, the House of Lords made a landmark judgment about the state’s duty to protect people at risk of suicide.’
Rights Info, 11th December 2017
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘There is no clear link between prison suicides and overcrowding behind bars, an international study has suggested.’
BBC News, 25th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mother who killed herself while suffering from postnatal depression died as a result of a “very serious failure” that allowed her to leave a mental health unit unchaperoned, a coroner has ruled.’
The Guardian, 14th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The review’s aims included examining the procedures and processes surrounding deaths and serious incidents in police custody, including the lead up to such incidents and the immediate aftermath, through to the conclusion of official investigations. The report makes 110 recommendations.’
Home Office, 30th November 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘The body of Dr David Kelly, the government chemical weapons expert who killed himself in 2003 after being outed as the source of a BBC story, has been exhumed, police have confirmed.’
The Guardian, 29th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A transgender teenager who killed himself “was angry with [his] school” after it refused to grant him permission to officially change his name, an inquest into his death has heard.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The chair of the Parole Board has expressed his frustration at the government’s failure to “get a grip” on the issue of prisoners serving indeterminate sentences under the discredited imprisonment for public protection (IPP) programme.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The nation will have “blood on its hands” if an NHS hospital bed cannot be found within days for a teenage girl who is at acute risk of taking her own life, according to the UK’s most senior family judge.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man whose campaign of threats and harassment caused his former partner to kill herself has been jailed for manslaughter.’
The Guardian, 28th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘There has been a “staggering” decline in standards and safety at youth jails in England and Wales, the chief inspector of prisons has said.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An inquest jury has found that neglect contributed to the death of a prisoner who killed himself at Liverpool prison last year.’
The Guardian, 16th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A vulnerable and seriously mentally ill woman had her supervision reduced and was unable to access her anti-psychotic medication before she died in Holloway Prison, an inquest has heard.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The issues relating to imprisonment of individuals with mental health problems in the UK has attracted considerable attention, as the number of self-inflicted deaths has risen to the highest number since records began in 1978. With a rate of one prison suicide every three days, the director of the Howard League described the current rate as having reached “epidemic proportions”. The steady rise of deaths in custody has prompted a series of inquiries in recent years, and has drawn scrutiny from UN bodies and Special Procedures, and more recently, UN Member States as part of a periodic review of its human rights performance. However, despite this, little progress has been made.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th June 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘An Audi garage where an apprentice mechanic was bullied before he killed himself was not to blame for his death, a coroner has decided.’
The Guardian, 25th May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The relatives of two inmates who killed themselves at a prison with the highest rate of self-inflicted deaths in England and Wales have lost a high court case calling for action to protect prisoners.’
The Guardian, 23rd May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Safety improvements were not made at a prison with the highest suicide rate in England and Wales despite a spate of deaths, a psychiatrist has told the BBC.’
BBC news, 22nd May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Almost half of female prisoners in England and Wales have attempted suicide, figures show, prompting urgent calls for the next government to address the growing mental health crisis in the penal system.’
The Independent, 8th May 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The next government should introduce legislation to “end the shocking rise in self-harm and suicides in prisons”, a cross-party group of MPs and peers has reported.’
The Guardian, 2nd May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘No adequate care plan was in place for an anorexic teenager who killed herself five days after being released from a psychiatric hospital, an inquest found.’
BBC News, 2nd May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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