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2019

Freed prisoners killing themselves at a rate of one every two days

Man died in immigration detention after 'dismissed' stroke as sign he had taken spice

Prison welfare hotlines are failing to answer calls from concerned relatives reporting fears about suicidal inmates because the system needs overhaul, report claims

Self-harming in prisons at record high in England and Wales with new incident every ten minutes

Self-inflicted deaths among offenders on probation rise by a fifth

Grenfell survivors demand prosecution of top fire brigade officers after damning inquiry report

The number of people who died during and after contact with Humberside Police

11 people die after contact with Thames Valley Police in one year

The number of people dying after or during police contact in Birmingham

Deaths involving police cars leap by almost half in a year, official figures reveal

New report reveals number of deaths in South Yorkshire after 'police contact'

Number of people to die in police car crashes hits highest in a decade at 42 with three-quarters from high-speed chases, force watchdog report shows

Number of road deaths involving police vehicles at 13-year high

Two in five prisoners who died in segregation in England and Wales known to be at risk

‘My daughter would be alive today if only she’d received the right care’

Violence and drug use fall in £10m jail pilot scheme

Rory Stewart’s prison reforms cut drug use and assaults

Deaths on the rise in 10 of toughest prisons in England and Wales

Sophie Bennett death: Clinician faces jail for 'withholding evidence'

‘Why did my girlfriend’s killer’s family get legal aid when we didn’t?’ Boyfriend of London Bridge hero nurse demands help for terror victims’ relatives

Families of Manchester terror victims ‘must declare valuables’ to get legal aid

Legal aid system in crisis (interview with the family of Natasha Abrahart)

Legal aid system in crisis, 70 years since launch – campaigners

Government ‘ignoring’ calls for legal aid funding at inquests

Fight for fresh inquest into 'suicide' of mental health patient in Rotherham who had abortion following sex with nurse

Assault and self-harm hit record levels in jails in England and Wales

Mental health support failings fuel rise in self-harm and suicide in custody, say experts

Family of Nuno Cardoso say inquest decision 'did not match evidence' given by police

‘The greatest celebration we can make of legal aid is to commit to it’

Grieving mum demands automatic legal aid for inquest families

Police must face legal action for Anthony Grainger's death, says partner

Mum's devastation as Leeds teenager died after 'inhuman and degrading treatment' in prison

Sharp rise in prison self-harm and suicide sees chief inspector demand independent inquiry

Prisoner's family learn of his death from other inmates using illicit mobile phone

Man died of heatstroke in London court cell after 'serious failings'

Rafal Sochacki death: Excessive cell heat caused heart stress

Proof magazine: 'Every four days someone takes their own life in prison'

Bristol's mental health service spend almost £200k a year representing itself at inquests

Darren Cumberbatch Death: Warwickshire Police restraint contributed to death

HMP Birmingham 'failures' blamed for prisoner's suicide death

Grenfell two years on - the public inquiry into a preventable disaster

Grenfell victims put their trust in the public inquiry. That trust is being betrayed

Investigation finds 'numerous serious failures' in the care of Linden Centre inpatients

Grenfell survivors and relatives sue three firms in the US they hold responsible for deadly blaze

Edson Da Costa: Young father restrained by police died by 'misadventure' after putting drugs in mouth, inquest finds

Family calls for end to 'inhumane' policy as another man dies in detention centre 

Woman told to pay towards inquest into daughter's death in care

Coroner writes to health secretary over mental health care

My sister died in prison three years ago, and I'm still fighting to find out why

A woman died in prison six years beyond the sentence for her crime. Now her family have to crowdfund to prepare for her inquest

Campaigner who lost six family members at Grenfell demands to know why inquiry findings are delayed

Anger as Grenfell inquiry delays report by months

Fury as first Grenfell Tower inquiry report delayed until October

MPs tell Gauke to revisit legal aid for inquests

Priory health group 'put profits above safety' in teenager's death

Grenfell families have urged the government to ‘listen to their voices’ in a new report published by INQUEST

Safety last! Deaths and self-harm in prison

Now or never! Legal aid for inquests

Children's prisons inflict unspeakable damage on inmates. Close them now. 

Family of transgender 14-year-old who killed herself in The Priory tell how they want her to be remembered as a boy and were helping her transition before tragedy

Mum's plea for tragic daughter to be remembered as a boy after taking own life

Mentally ill prisoners face moths-long waits for hospital transfer

Family dismayed at judge's finding over death of man in custody (Thomas Orchard)

Priory group fined £300,000 over 14-year-old's death

£300,000 fine for The Priory after teenage patient's death

The Priory fined £300,000 after death of a girl, 14, in its care (Amy El-Keria)

Private mental health group The Priory fined £300,000 over death of 14-year-old girl (Amy El-Keria)

Hospital group fined £300,000 after teenager died in its care (Amy El-Keria)

Priory fined £300,000 over death of girl, 14, who died in their care (Amy El-Keria)

Why campaigners are 'extremely concerned' by these deaths of people under probation supervision in West Yorkshire

Number of people dying after leaving prison leaps in 4 years since private companies took over probation roles

Rise in deaths of offenders on probation since reforms

More and more offenders are dying when they leave prison - with 'self-inflicted' deaths on the rise

News focus: Inquests show that not all are equal in death

Probation is not working

Sodexo chief says he cannot 'be responsible for someones life on probation'

Families at terror court denied aid as state spends £1/2m

Revealed: MoJ spends £4.2m on its own representation at inquests

MPs address 'gaping hole' in legal aid for families of victims who die in state custody

Spending on jail staff legal fees 46-times mire than for bereaved 

Neglect contributed to death after restraint by police, inquest finds

Annabella Landsberg died after being left on a cell floor for 21 hours

Failing healthcare in jails is killing female prisoners

Diabetic prisoner who died after being left on floor for 21 hours told she was 'faking illness'

Mum who died when prison staff thought she was 'play-acting' her illness

Diabetic inmate was failed by prison staff, inquest concludes

BBC Wales Live interview with parents of Claire Greaves

Death of autistic woman hit by lorry was avoidable, rules inquest

Update: Molly Russell family granted legal aid for inquests on appeal

Family say verdict in epileptic man's death is 'damning assessment of police' (Duncan Tomlin)

Mental health patient who overdosed should have been kept in West London hospital

Another broken promise on Grenfell puts the lives of survivors on hold

What next for justice?

No funding, no justice: Legal aid at inquests

'We refuse to be silenced': MoJ urged to reconsider legal aid for inquests

Labour promises automatic legal aid for state-related deaths

Family face £70,000 bill for legal representation at daughter's inquest

Grenfell inquiry cost to taxpayers nears £10m, FoI request reveals

Family of student who took her own life 'left with horrendous £70k bill' for inquest

Inquest finds neglect contributed to Sophie Bennett's death

Final Report: Government review of legal aid for inquests

Ministers' £6.5m for legal aid a drop in the ocean, say lawyers

Key witnesses to detainee death to be deported before they can testify as Home Office accused of 'obscuring access to justice'

'Disturbing'levels of prison deaths, self harm and assaults are a 'national scandal'

Surge in prison deaths a national scandal, say campaigners

Inquest jury finds Meirion James died of asphyxiation following police restraint

Police restraint caused or contributed to death of teacher - inquest

A students death: did her university do enough to help Natasha Abrahart?

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

Fatal police shooting of unarmed British man sparks criticism from officers

Police under escalating pressure over death of tragic student Scott Calder

Priory Group faces unlimited fine after NHS patient's death

Priory hospital group admits its role in death of Amy El-Keria, 14 

The Priory faces multimillion-pound fine after death of girl in its care

Inquest into police custody death of Crymych man starts on Monday(Meirion James)

2018

'Gentle' Croydon woman took her own life after escaping from South London Hospital (Catherine Horton)

Police watchdog admits investigations must 'speed up'

Home Office accused of 'denial and obfuscation' after deleting records on death of immigration detainee (Michal Netyks)

Home Office criticised for deleting records on death of detainee (Michal Netyks)

Sheldon Woodford died at HMP Winchester after he was jailed for robbery

BBC documentary claims new evidence on death of Sheku Bayoh

Dead in police custody (BBC documentary, Sheku Bayoh)

Sheku Bayoh: Fresh questions over death in police custody

'Lack of training' at Bradgate Mental Health unit led to death of 20-year-old woman (Amanda Briley)

Calls for help went ignored as Bronzefield prisoner suffered cardiac arrest in cell, inquest rules (Natasha Chin)

Eighteen months after the Grenfell Tower fire, lives are still at risk

Police use force disproportionately against black people in England and Wales, figures suggest

Black people 'more likely to have force used against them by police'

Women's death in Surrey due to neglect, inquest rules (Natasha Chin)

Mother's death at NHS mental health unit was third in 15 months, sparking calls for reform (Emma Butler)

Met police use Tasers and restraints more often against black people

Woman kills herself after being goaded by other prisoners to take her own life (Jess Whitchurch)

Inmate who died after bullying was let down by prison, inquest finds (Jess Whitchurch)

Woman who died in prison was left alone in cell after being found with ligatures around her neck, inquest finds (Jess Whitchurch)

Prisoner, 31, took life two hours following first suicide attempt after she suffered 'deeply inadequate' level of care (Jess Whitchurch)

Suicides in young offenders institutions prompt call for action

Rashan Charles: Police officer who arrested man before death in custody 'failed to perform role satisfactorily'

Police van crash death family 'let down' by investigation (Suleyman Yalcin)

Family of man who died after being restrained in a police van express their disappointment after panel clears the officers who tied him up to detain him of gross misconduct

Family 'very disappointed' after panel clears police of misconduct over death (Duncan Tomlin)

Police officers who restrained epileptic man before he died will keep jobs after they are cleared of gross misconduct (Duncan Tomlin)

If we don’t hold police responsible for deaths in their custody, how can we make sure they’re not repeated?

Violence, drugs, suicide... reality of our ‘terrible’ jails

Rise in prison assaults, self-harm and drug seizures signals crisis

Police custody deaths hit highest level for 10 years: Concern for ministers as three die in their cell while nine are taken ill during their arrest

Woman killed herself after series of NHS trust errors, jury finds (Sophie Payne)

Coroner says women’s prison safety hasn’t improved in a decade (Emily Harley inquest)

Simon Israel, Channel 4 news

Prison staff failings contributed to death of 21-year-old woman who took her own life behind bars (Emily Harley inquest)

Lack of professionalism at Wakefield’s New Hall prison was a factor in death of inmate from Leeds (Emily Harley inquest)

Yorkshire Evening Post

Disciplinary action taken against New Hall Prison staff over death of mentally ill woman (Emily Harley inquest)

Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Catalogue of failures contributed to death of Leeds woman at HMP New Hall (Emily Harley inquest)

The inspector calls

Violence and self-injury in prisons hit highest levels on record, figures show

Prison service must be held to account

Rashan Charles: Police officer to face no charges over death of black man following arrest, CPS announces

Rashan Charles: Met officer not facing charges

Charity claims HMP Nottingham is failing to reform offenders after damning report

HMP Liverpool - Prison ‘fundamentally unsafe’

Woman jailed for setting bed of fire 'killed herself in prison'

IPCC concerned about rise in minority ethnic deaths following police restraint

Cut public inquests, urges chief coroner