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Self-harm and violence ‘at an all-time high’ in the male prison estate – what are we doing so wrong?
Whilst the UK experienced a significant reduction (43%) in suicides across the male and female prison estate throughout 2017, a damning report from the HM Inspectorate of Prisons highlighted five prisoners at HMP Leeds had killed themselves in less than two years. The inquests criticised the failure...
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2018
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| Summary: | Whilst the UK experienced a significant reduction (43%) in suicides across the male and female prison estate throughout 2017, a damning report from the HM Inspectorate of Prisons highlighted five prisoners at HMP Leeds had killed themselves in less than two years. The inquests criticised the failure of HMP Leeds to protect those in its care despite repeated recommendations and opportunities for learning. Deborah Coles, Director of Inquest, which gives support to the families of people who die in custody said, “This is yet another critical report pointing to the abject failure of the Ministry of Justice to act on recommendations to improve safety.” The report considered HMP Leeds to be one of the most dangerously overcrowded in England and Wales, holding 1,127 men against a certified normal capacity of 669. |
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