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Theresa May announces funding to end police detention of mentally ill

The Home Secretary, Theresa May, has pledged up to £15 million of extra funding for health-based alternatives to prevent the police detention of people who are mentally ill,...

22 May 2015
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MPs call for end to detention of mentally ill people in police cells

A report by the Home Affairs Select Committee has called for an end to the detention of people sectioned under the Mental Health Act in police cells, reports BBC News. Over 6,000 adults and 200 children with mental health...

8 February 2015
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The injustices of incarceration

A new report from Women for Refugee Women (WRW) highlights the plight of refugee women locked up in the UK, The Independent reports.

The...

29 January 2014

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