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July 11, 2019

Prison inspectorate publishes annual report

Too many prisons continued to be plagued by drugs, violence, appalling living conditions and a lack of access to meaningful rehabilitative activity, says the Chief Inspector of Prisons.
March 27, 2019

Inspectors critical of Nottinghamshire police custody services

Inspectors saw detainees who were vulnerable leaving the custody suite, during the night, in pyjamas, and others released without shoes, yet staff did not notice this.
December 14, 2018

INQUEST responds to statistics on police use of force

Numbers dying reflect need for investment in frontline drug, alcohol and mental health services, says INQUEST.
August 23, 2018

Police custody in Derbyshire failing to meet standards, say inspectors

Derbyshire Constabulary custody was not delivered to the standards required, with some poor outcomes for detainees, according to criminal justice inspectors.
July 4, 2018

First hearing in prosecution of Office of Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall

Church caretaker Thomas Orchard died following restraint by police officers.
June 25, 2018

Thames Valley police custody 'generally positive but some serious safety concerns'

People taken into custody by Thames Valley Police were treated respectfully, but inspectors had serious safety concerns.
March 3, 2018

Police surveillance of bereaved family 'not lawful or appropriate'

A gross misconduct hearing into surveillance of the bereaved family of a man who died in police custody has concluded, finding ‘no case to answer’ for the officers involved.
December 29, 2017

Investigations open into latest death of a black man in police custody

Nuno Cardoso, a law student from Kentish Town, is the fifth black man to die following restraint by police officers in the UK during 2017.