A police officer who Tasered a man with autism and mental health issues for a total of 72 seconds used “unnecessary, unreasonable and inappropriate” force, a judge has found. Michael
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The prison service has been accused of “systemic failure” after an inspection found a jail’s performance had worsened despite being placed in “special measures”. Chief Inspector of Prisons Peter Clarke
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Theresa May has faced calls to establish an independent public inquiry to examine a now-closed detention centre that was described as a “living hell” for young prisoners. Labour’s Laura Pidcock
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A mentally ill man lost three fingertips when five police officers wrenched him from a cell toilet he had grabbed hold of and then got his fingers caught under the
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A police force has been fined £234,500 for health and safety breaches in relation to a belt used around the face of a man before he collapsed in custody. Thomas
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Two former detainees at a scandal-hit immigration detention centre have taken the Home Office to the High Court in a bid for a public inquiry into alleged “systemic and institutional
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A scandal-hit NHS trust failed to properly care for a suicidal teenager despite him being considered “high risk” and “grossly psychotic”, a court heard. Jamie Osborne killed himself on the
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A Bill requiring all police officers to have mandatory autism awareness training has been introduced into the House of Commons. Labour MP Ann Clwyd said it would lead to fewer
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Women in parts of the north of England are four times more likely to end up in jail than female offenders in the Home Counties, research suggests. A report by
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A Government minister who vowed to resign if the levels of violence in 10 key prisons did not decline has revealed that “at the moment the figures are looking reasonably
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