Rate of deaths in custody is higher than officials admit

Rate of deaths in custody is higher than officials admit

Independent investigation shows cases are left off the list if the deceased was not formally arrested

Restraint techniques that have an 'ever-present' risk of death

Comment:

It's a fact that there have been more deaths in police custody in this country than in South Africa during the Aparthied regime.

I recall the time prison officers decided to restrain me when it was not needed. True I had assaulted a prison officer, but I was offering no resistance at the time. Therefore the so-called restraint was being used as a tool of revenge. I recall my blood and air supplies being severely restricted, and a prison officer saying in my ear "We can kill you if we want to!".

Some of the deaths will be deliberate and some will be the result of over use of force by inexperienced officers.