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This publication by the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research is the fourth annual monitoring report on deaths in custody within Scotland and their investigation.
A major new research study has found that the number of people dying in prison has surged to a record number of 64 in 2024, this is a 60% increase on the previous years figures.
Four more prisoners serving Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences have taken their own lives, taking the total to 94. Another 37 released IPPs took their own lives up to April 2024.
Lukhanyo Calata’s first memory of his father was the funeral. His mother sobbing, the earth beneath his feet shaking from the number of people gathered at the graveside.
In October 2024 the Independent Office for Police Misconduct (IOPC) released the full details of their custody deaths statistics for England and Wales 2023-2024.
Toshua Conner Jones, a former correctional officer with the Walker County Sheriff’s Office, pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the death of Anthony Mitchell in 2023.
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