Deaths in custody

This analysis of deaths in custody finds that people in state detention are at a significantly increased risk of death compared with the general population, with the rates of deaths in prisons and Mental Health Act (MHA) detention particularly high. The report looks at deaths from all causes, including self-inflicted deaths, which took place in prisons, police custody, immigration detention, and under the MHA between 2017 and 2021.

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