The National Memorial Family Fund worked in close partnership with INQUEST and the Family Reference Group to host the Shine The Light event in Birmingham on 31st January 2026.
Category: Prison Deaths
Total of self-inflicted deaths under IPP reaches 94
Four more prisoners serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences have taken their own lives, taking the total number to 94.
The deaths of 18-24 year olds in prison custody since 2000
INQUEST would like to draw attention to its separate findings on the number of young prisoners, aged 18-24, who have taken their lives between January 2000 and June 2015.
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.
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