Howard League for Penal Reform · United Kingdom · 2023
Preventing Prison Suicides
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Examines why suicide remains the leading cause of death in English and Welsh prisons. Analyses the link between short sentences, remand churn, and self-inflicted deaths, and proposes reforms including expanded mental-health screening and the abolition of short prison sentences.
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mental healthdeaths in custodyalternatives
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