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Darren Cumberbatch: Police watchdog announces rare reinvestigation of restraint and death of Black man

28 July 2022
NEWS: Hillsborough Law Now Campaign launches

20 July 2022

Deaths in police custody
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INQUEST is the only charity providing expertise on state related deaths and their investigation to bereaved people, lawyers, advice and support agencies, the media and parliamentarians.
Deaths in prison
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INQUEST is currently seeking applications for a Media and Communications Assistant, Administration Officer, and 40 Years of INQUEST Heritage Volunteer
Inquest concludes into death of Jake Anderson at Peterlee Police Station who died 12 hours after being detained

11 August 2021
BAME deaths in police custody
Fatal police shootings
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We provide free and independent advice to bereaved people following a death in state care or detention in England and Wales, and in other cases where wider issues of state and corporate accountability are in question.
Jury finds series of failings contributed to self-inflicted death of 22-year-old woman on mental health ward

25 July 2018
Ben King: Inquest finds failures in care of man with Down’s syndrome at Cawston Park Hospital

13 July 2021

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