Time to end the scandal of young people dying in prison
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By Frances Crook
The review by Lord Harris of Haringey into the self-inflicted deaths of young adults aged 18–24 in custody is a magisterial overview of the failings in the system. It is the most comprehensive analysis of why so many young people are dying in our prisons ever undertaken.
The final report notes that 101 people in this age group have died in prisons between 2007 and 2014. So far, in 2015, the Howard League is aware of another nine young people who have taken their own lives b...
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