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April 12, 2019

New figures highlight 'injustice faced by bereaved families at inquests'

New figures highlight the inequality between the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and bereaved families at prison inquests, says INQUEST.
April 5, 2019

Inquest finds serious failures at Sodexo-run prison contributed to death

The inquest into the death of Annabella Landsberg, who had Type 2 diabetes, found a catalogue of serious failures in HMP Peterborough, a private prison run by Sodexo.
March 22, 2019

Inquest finds multiple failures in care of autistic woman

The coroner in the inquest into the death of Colette McCulloch has described her death as “an avoidable tragedy".
February 27, 2019

Bereaved families launch campaign on legal aid for inquests

State bodies involved in a death have unlimited access to the best legal teams at public expense whilst bereaved families do not.
January 21, 2019

Gross misconduct hearing begins following death in police custody

Sean Rigg, suffering from mental ill health, died of a cardiac arrest following restraint deemed ‘unnecessary’ and ‘unsuitable’ by an inquest jury in in 2012.
January 15, 2019

Inquest opens into death at controversial Woodhill prison

Ryan Harvey's death was the eighth in a series of eighteen self-inflicted deaths at HMP Woodhill over a three year period.
January 14, 2019

Priory Group pleads guilty to health and safety charges on death of 14 year old

The government must review whether the Priory is fit to receive significant public expenditure for the provision of children’s specialist mental health care, says INQUEST.
January 7, 2019

Inquest opens into death following restraint by Dyfed-Powys Police

Meirion James, who died in police detemtion, had a history of bipolar disorder.
January 6, 2019

Prosecution of the Priory Group following death of 14 year old girl

A prosecution has been brought against the Priory Group for offences under Section 3 (1) of the Health and Safety Act in relation to the death of Amy El-Keria.
December 21, 2018

Coroner calls for lessons to be learned following death of immigration detainee

The jury concluded that death was the result of suicide, which was in part contributed to by the immigration deportation process.