More bereaved families will be entitled to legal aid at inquests after a high court judge ruled that official guidance on whether to provide support was “misleading and inaccurate”.
Category: Custody Deaths & Abuse
Framing the death of Mark Duggan
As the family of Mark Duggan launch a judicial review of the inquest verdict, IRR News examines the wider context of the death.
Prison failings contributed to vulnerable boy’s death
An inquest jury has found multiple failings by staff at a young offender institution contributed to the death of a 17-year-old boy, who had been bullied by other inmates.
‘Shocking Britain’: roll-out of the Taser
In an interview with The Justice Gap, the national lead for the police force on armed policing, raised the prospect of every officer being kitted out with a Taser weapon.
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