The Latest Breaking News from INQUEST

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

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

Lessons must be learned from self-harm related prison deaths, ministers warned

Inquests into self-inflicted deaths in prison have been delayed, meaning important lessons have not been learned, Labour MP Andy Slaughter said.

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023

Staff shortages an issue amid ‘deeply worrying’ prison deaths in England

Inquests flag up gaps in the care of prisoners in relation to at least nine deaths in custody since 2021

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2023

Family of grandad who died in hospital say they are 'disgusted' with his care

An inquest heard there was a 'missed opportunity' to give him best chance of survival in hospital

Nottingham Post · Jun 18, 2023

Too few people in power really care about those with disabilities

Letter: Academics and an expert adviser point to the case of Sally Lewis, whose death in a care home in 2017 prompted a depressingly familiar ‘scandal-review-inquest-lessons learned’ response

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023

Gaia Pope’s family angry at lack of police and health reforms a year after inquest

Relatives of Dorset teenager say some organisations have only made minor tweaks after coroner’s findings

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2023

17 lives lost: London exhibition turns lens on state-related deaths

Images featured taken under direction of relatives of people who died after contact with state apparatus

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023

HMP Bronzefield and the ethics of pregnant women in prison

An inquiry into the death of baby Aisha Cleary in her mother’s jail cell has intensified the debate over whether prisons are safe for pregnant women.

The Week · May 11, 2023

Christchurch shooting inquest delayed after bereaved families raise concerns evidence could be missed

Lawyers for survivors and families of victims had urged postponement due to sheer volume of disclosure and delays in receiving, accessing and reviewing it

The Guardian - AU · Mar 3, 2023

Families of black men who died after being restrained by police demand answers from Rishi Sunak

In a report called I Can’t Breathe: Race, Death and British Policing, campaign group Inquest revealed that black people were seven times more likely to die following police restraint

Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2023