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01 May 2004

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Inquests and the right to protection of life, Stephen Cragg. Legal Action p36. May 2004. In this article Cragg explores the implications of two cases, both heard before the House of Lords, concerning prisoners who hanged themselves in jail "in circumstances where prison officers and healthcare staff might have done more to prevent these deaths." Cragg believes that the judgements on Middleton and Sacker "present a real opportunity for the inquest system to provide satisfaction for the families of people who die while in the care of the authorities, and to press home the need for important reforms to ensure there are fewer such deaths in future."

The Northern Ireland prison population in 2003, S. McMullan, K. Amelin & M. Willis. Research & Statistical Bulletin 2 (June) 2004, pp.24.

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