Teenager found dead in prison cell ‘seemed like a lost soul’, says mother
A teenage inmate found dead in her cell “seemed like a lost soul” during her first time in an adult prison, her mother told an inquest. Annelise Sanderson, 18, was
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Government policy requiring second medical opinion for detainees ruled unlawful by High Court
A Government policy of seeking a second medical opinion over vulnerable people in immigration detention, risking delays to their potential release, is unlawful, a High Court judge has ruled. Medical
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Bullying reports at Polmont YOI not shared with mental health team, inquiry told
Reports of bullying at a young offenders institution were not shared with mental health workers by the Scottish Prison Service, an inquiry has heard. A fatal accident inquiry at Falkirk
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Emotional prison officer recalls breaking rules for inmate who killed herself
A prison officer became emotional as she recalled breaking regulations by giving bandanas to an inmate with alopecia who later killed herself. Katie Allan, 21, was found dead in her
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Prison officer unaware of reports suicide inmate was being bullied, inquiry told
A prison officer assigned to monitor a 21-year-old who took her own life while serving a sentence has told an inquiry she was unaware of reports of her being bullied.
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Young offender ‘petrified’ of other inmates the day before she died, mother says
The mother of a 21-year-old who took her own life behind bars has told an inquiry how she seemed “petrified” of other prisoners the day before her body was discovered.
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Prison nurse took 16-year-old off suicide watch hours before death, inquiry told
A 16-year-old who took his own life in Polmont Young Offenders Institution had been removed from suicide watch hours earlier, a fatal accident inquiry heard. William Brown, also known as
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Police failures may have caused or contributed to death of man restrained in custody – jury
Police failures may have caused or contributed to the death of a church caretaker who died after being restrained in police custody more than a decade ago, an inquest jury
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Fatal accident inquiry into custody deaths set to start in new year
A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) is set to go ahead in the new year into the deaths of two young people who took their own lives at a young offenders
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Government steps in to run prison branded ‘unsafe’ by inspectors
A prison branded unsafe by inspectors has been brought under Government control. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said it had taken over the running of HMP Lowdham Grange in Nottinghamshire
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