The human toll of the crisis gripping prisons in England and Wales is exposed with new figures obtained by the Guardian revealing that 125 prisoners have killed themselves in 20 months – an average of more than six a month. A quarter of those prisoners were on remand, having been sent to prison while awaiting trial. Chris Grayling, the justice secretary, has repeatedly claimed that there is no pattern to the unprecedented rise in suicides in the last 20 months. But the Guardian has identified distinct themes in many of the deaths, after examining reports from inquests, speaking to family lawyers and relatives, and analysing the investigations by the prison service ombudsman.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:00:01 +0000
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