Review into deaths in police custody announced
Theresa May today announced plans for an independent review into deaths and serious incidents in police custody, The Independent...
Deaths in custody - who is to blame?
Following the publication last week of the Harris Review into the self-inflicted deaths of young people in prisons in England and Wales, J M Moore has written...
Deaths in custody: A critical review of Harris
The Harris Report is a long document which warrants careful reading. It is certainly thorough and draws on an impressive body of evidence.
Justice system fails families of those who die in custody
The Home Secretary Theresa May has written a letter two families of people who died in police custody to say she wants to remove the barriers that prevent them getting answers, reports The...
Chris Grayling, how do you account for these prison suicides?
Charlie Gilmour, writing in The Independent,...
Who or what is to blame for deaths in custody?
'Ladies and Gentlemen
Tougher penalties
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More prison places
A stricter prison regime
But also…
Improved resettlement and mentoring of offenders
Staff shortages responsible for rise in prison suicides
Staff shortages and increases in the prison population are responsible for the rise in prison suicides according to the annual report by the Chief Inspector of...