‘How do I heal?’: the long wait for justice after a black man dies in police custody
The long read: The true number of black people who have died after contact with the police has been hidden, while their families are faced with delays and denials
May 2024
Man in his 30s dies in custody at police station in Swindon
Police at Gablecross police station declared detainee dead early on Sunday and have referred incident to police watchdog
December 2023
‘It doesn’t get easier’: Thomas Orchard’s family on their search for truth
Police use of belt over Exeter man’s face may have contributed to death, inquest jury finds
November 2023
Man who died in police custody was a ‘sweet boy’, mother tells Exeter inquest
Family of Exeter man who died in police custody in 2012 hope for answers
October 2023
Leicestershire police investigated after death of man in custody
IOPC investigating four officers and three staff members over death of murder suspect Sebastian Zarnoch, 30, last month
September 2023
Staff shortages an issue amid ‘deeply worrying’ prison deaths in England
Police watchdog apologises to sister of black man who died in custody in 2008
July 2023
‘Significant’ increase in deaths in police custody in England and Wales
IOPC figures show number of deaths surged past 10-year average to 23 in 2022-23
May 2023
17 lives lost: London exhibition turns lens on state-related deaths
Images featured taken under direction of relatives of people who died after contact with state apparatus
April 2023
Body of man killed in custody may have been shown to trainees, Yorkshire police admit
Body of Christopher Alder could have been seen by cadets after mixup of remains, says South Yorkshire force
November 2022
Man told Thames Valley police ‘I can’t breathe’, inquest into his death hears
Inquest is shown body cam footage of Neal Saunders being held down by five officers
October 2022
In Britain, a jail sentence is often a death sentence. What’s going on in our prisons?
Deborah Coles and Jessica Pandian
Last year, 371 people died behind closed doors. We want justice for them – and an end to a cruel system, say Inquest’s Deborah Coles and Jessica Pandian
‘Nothing’s changed’: families of people killed in police custody in UK march for justice
For 26 years, grieving relatives have been joining the United Friends and Families Campaign rally to call for accountability
Accidental Death of an Anarchist review – a riotous satirical farce brought bang up to date
Tom Basden’s new adaptation of the Italian classic brings in dodgy selfies, WhatsApp groups and the lord chief justice in a furious but funny broadside against police malpractice
September 2022
We can stop the police brutality that killed Dalian Atkinson, but let’s first admit there is a problem
Leroy Logan
The debate over this case has been delayed but must happen, says former Metropolitan police officer Leroy Logan
June 2022
Thames Valley police apologise for man’s heroin death in custody
Leroy Junior Medford died in 2017 after ingesting drugs in cell, in incident force says was ‘tragic and avoidable’
