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Justice review calls for end to child imprisonment in England

Rights organisations say child prisons remain inherently dangerous and result in poor outcomes on release

The Guardian - UK

Don’t leave Covid and Grenfell inquiries to ‘gather dust’, families tell Starmer

Coalition of groups calls on government to set up body to monitor whether recommendations are acted upon

The Guardian - UK

Family of man shot dead by police consider legal challenge after jury finds he was ‘lawfully killed’

Hassan Yahya was shot dead before being put in handcuffs in Westminster

The Independent UK

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Man’s jail suicide recorded as unlawful killing by Milton Keynes inquest

Coroner’s jury made first-ever finding after hearing of failings at Woodhill prison that contributed to Robert Fenlon’s death

The Guardian - UK

Mick Ryan obituary

Other lives: Teacher of politics and criminology at the University of Greenwich

The Guardian - UK

Man died after swallowing conkers at care home, inquest hears

Marcus Hanlin, who had Down’s syndrome and was on regime of pureed meals, choked after being left unsupervised, inquest told

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s an excuse to overreach’: families’ anger over UK police restraint deaths blamed on disputed condition

Acute behavioural disturbance and excited delirium have been cited in police watchdog reports and inquests into 44 deaths – but campaigners say it is pseudoscience

The Guardian - UK

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Revealed: disputed medical terms used to explain dozens of deaths after police restraint in UK

Campaigners says ‘excited delirium’ and ‘acute behavioural disturbance’ play into racist stereotypes

The Guardian - UK

Police lacked knowledge to spot danger signs in Newport death, inquest finds

Mouayed Bashir was showing symptoms of acute behavioural disturbance before he was restrained and had a cardiac arrest

The Guardian - UK

Family of man found dead on Bibby Stockholm turn to crowdfunding to repatriate his body

Leonard Farruku’s family ‘facing a double tragedy with not being able to have his body back home’ in Albania

The Guardian - UK

Benjamin Zephaniah laid to rest in private funeral

Wellwishers are asked to plant flowers in Birmingham-born poet’s name or donate to Vegan Society or Inquest

The Guardian - UK

Benjamin Zephaniah fans asked to plant flowers in poet’s memory as funeral takes place

A family funeral for the poet and author took place on Thursday

The Independent UK

A ‘Hillsborough law’ would ensure the powerful have no place to hide

Letter: Institutional defensiveness remains the default position from state bodies in inquests and inquiries into state-related deaths, writes Deborah Coles of Inquest

The Guardian - UK

Mark Rowley: Charity head condemns Met police chief’s ‘inflammatory’ comments on armed officers

Director of Inquest Deb Coles said it was ‘appalling’ that Sir Mark Rowley had criticised justice campaign groups

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The Independent UK

Charity head hits out as police chief’s ‘inflammatory’ comments on armed officers

Director of Inquest Deb Coles said it was ‘appalling’ that Sir Mark Rowley had criticised justice campaign groups.

The Independent UK

Family of headteacher who killed herself after Osfted report forced to crowdfund for inquest

An inquest into Ruth Perry’s death will begin on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Family of Ruth Perry crowdfunds ahead of inquest after legal aid denied

An inquest into Ruth Perry’s death will begin on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Mum whose baby died in prison blasts 'cruel system' as coroner rejects report

An inquest found “clear evidence” of “systemic failings” in the death of Aisha Cleary

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The Guardian - UK

Family of Exeter man who died in police custody in 2012 hope for answers

Inquest begins for Thomas Orchard, who died a week after officers placed a restraint belt around his face

The Independent UK

UK strategy for preventing repeat deaths ’a systemic scandal’

After inquests, coroners can make recommendations to prevent similar deaths from happening. But their suggestions are not being implemented and the system needs urgent reform, say campaigners

The Independent UK

Coroners’ warning loophole branded a ‘systemic scandal’ amid calls for overhaul

The Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody had made a host of recommendations to improve the use of Prevention of Future Death reports.

Evening Standard

Inmates ‘at risk of death’ at Wormwood Scrubs, warns senior coroner in suicide inquest

Jack Zarrop, 23, was the 13th and youngest to take his life at the Category B jail since 2018

The Independent UK

Trevor Monerville: Coroner criticises ‘unacceptable’ care of Black epileptic man who died in prison

Exclusive: Healthcare and prison officers ignored ‘multiple warnings’ about prisoner’s condition amid a ‘woeful’ lack of understanding around his seizures, lawyers claim

The Guardian - UK

Prison inmates ‘at risk of death’ due to healthcare failings, says inquest report

Jury finds failures in police custody and in prison contributed to death of Jack Zarrop, 23, at Wormwood Scrubs in 2021

The Independent UK

Urgent calls for swift action in self-harm related prison deaths

Inquests into self-inflicted deaths in prison have been delayed, Labour MP Andy Slaughter says

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