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Thousands take to the streets to protest over deaths in police custody
Thousands of people rallied around bereaved families whose loved ones have died in custody as they marched toรย Downing Streetรย demanding an urgent meeting with the Prime Minister.
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Grieving families demand meeting with Nicola Sturgeon
The families of two menรย who died in police custody have delivered a letter to the First Minister’s residence in Edinburgh, as they requested a meeting with her and the Justice Secretary.
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The families of people killed by police taking matters in their own hands
This week marks a grim anniversary: one year since the murder of Sarah Everard. The killing by a serving policeman, PC Wayne Couzens, shook the country.รขโฌห Almost none of us have got justiceรขโฌโข, said Marcia Rigg.
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Sheku Bayoh inquiry hears police officers want immunity
At a preliminary hearing into the death of Sheku Bayoh after being restrained by police, lawyers warned there could be รขโฌลunanswered questionsรขโฌย unless they were given certain immunity.
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New data shows 2021 had highest number of deaths in prison ever
The Ministry of Justice has released the latest statistics on deaths and self-harm in prisonรย in the UK. Six of the deaths were in womenรขโฌโขs prisons, three of which were รขโฌหnatural causeรขโฌโข and three await classification.
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Hundreds march in London for those who died in state custody
Hundreds of friends and relatives of people who died in prison or police custody in the UK have held a rally and remembrance procession through central London, calling for justice for their loved ones.
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19 deaths in or following police custody over last 12 months
There were 19 deaths in or following police custody last year with 12 of that number of fatalities having been restrained, according to the latest figures from the police watchdog.
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Police officer guilty of manslaughter of ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson
A police officer has been convicted of the manslaughter of the former professional footballer Dalian Atkinson, after firing an electric stun gun into him for 33 seconds and kicking him twice in the head as he lay on the ground.
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Self harm cases in womenรขโฌโขs prisons reaches record high
With the effects of COVID-19 many prisoners have been separated from their loved ones even more so than before. Having more than a year apart from seeing their families has caused a serious impact.
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George Floyd case reignites calls to tackle racial injustice in UK policing
The conviction of a US police officer forรย murdering George Floydรย has reignited calls to tackle racial injustice in British law enforcement, with campaigners calling for an end to a รขโฌลculture of impunityรขโฌย.