Deaths in custody lessons are being ignored, says charity

Deaths in custody lessons are being ignored, says charity

Coroners reports aimed at preventing further deaths have little impact as there is no official body to enforce them, says Inquest

Deaths in custody in English and Welsh prisons are rising, with the annual number of fatalities climbing from 155 in 2006 to 189 last year. Photograph: Paul Doyle/Alamy

Lessons learned from deaths in police and prison custody are being repeatedly ignored or lost because there is no official body to enforce them, according to a charity that supports bereaved families at inquests.