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Ombudsman renews call for radios at HMP Liverpool after prisoner’s death
An officer who found Brian Holland unresponsive had no radio and had to look for a colleague to raise the alarm, a Prisons and Probation Ombudsman report has found.
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Full Sutton prisoner kept in restraints in hospital while in a coma, Ombudsman finds
Adrian Usher says his investigation into the death of 74-year-old Malcolm MacDougal found evidence of systemic failure and unnecessarily harsh treatment.
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Prisons and Probation Ombudsman calls for independent scrutiny of prison staff conduct
In his third annual report, Adrian Usher says HMPPS investigates its own staff, and highlights lost property complaints and the continuing high number of deaths in custody.