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Delays and neglect led to death of prisoner serving IPP sentence, jury finds

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Delays and neglect led to death of prisoner serving IPP sentence, jury finds



Inquest concludes that Haydar Jefferies took his own life after prison’s ‘serious failure’ to put him in place of safetyA prisoner serving an indeterminate sentence killed himself after delays to a parole hearing contributed to psychosis, and prison staff neglected to seek medical help as his condition deteriorated, an inquest jury has found.Haydar Jefferies, a 50-year-old publican serving an imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentence, died in March 2023 knowing that the allegations that had recalled him to prison had been dropped. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/18/delays-and-neglect-led-to-death-of-prisoner-serving-ipp-sentence-jury-finds

Author : Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Publish date : 2024-12-18 10:15:37

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