BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS

INQUEST produces several publications each year, from books and research reports to policy and case briefings, statistical briefings, a quarterly inquest law journal, and a regular newsletter. Many of INQUEST’s publications and all of our media releases since 1996 are available for free from our website, making a valuable resource for the media, academics, students, and those with an interest in the human rights issues our casework raises.

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Stolen Lives and Missed opportunities: The deaths of young adults and children in prison (March 2015)

Deaths in mental health detention: An investigation framework fit for purpose? (February 2015)

Preventing the deaths of women in prison (June 2013)

Learning from Death in Custody Inquests: A New Framework for Action and Accountability (September 2012)

Fatally Flawed (October 2012)

Dying on the Inside - Examining women’s deaths in prison (2008)

Unlocking the Truth - Families’ Experience of the Investigation of Deaths in Custody (2007)

In the Care of the State? – Child deaths in penal custody in England & Wales (2006)

Death & Disorder - Three case studies of public order and policing in London (1986)

Latest

Coroner concludes care of Oliver McGowan was ‘appropriate’ despite parents pleas not to use medication which led to the teenagers death

Our mission

Here we outline INQUEST's priorities for the period 2018 to 2021, the year of our 40th anniversary: including our mission, our goals, and our key projects.

Family Hub

The hub is dedicated to families. It offers vital resources on post-death processes and opportunities for families to call for state accountability and justice.

Our impact

INQUEST has been the driving force behind improvements in the investigation and inquest process and the support offered to bereaved people for 35 years.