The family of Mesut Olgun, who took his own life on his first night at HMP Hewell, has received crucial findings after an inquest jury concluded that failures by staff might have contributed to his death in June 2018. The 30-year-old was found hanging in his cell while on remand, six days before his death in hospital from a hypoxic brain injury.   The inquest heard that Mr Olgun was categorised as high-risk upon arrival after telling staff he intended to take his own life.

We have written to the Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary, David Lammy, raising urgent concerns about remand prisoners who are on prolonged hunger strike while awaiting trial for alleged Palestine Action-related offences.   In the letter, we warn that there is a “real and increasingly likely potential” that these individuals could die in custody if immediate steps are not taken. Several of the defendants have refused food for more than 30 days, with some now approach

Imran Khan KC has written an article for Legal Action Group examining why racism continues to persist in UK prisons, despite the lessons that should have been learned from past tragedies.   In the article, titled 'Have we learned nothing?', he reflects on the shocking similarities between the 2020 killing of Sundeep Ghuman in HMP Belmarsh and the murder of Zahid Mubarek in 2000. Imran Khan KC, who acted in the landmark Mubarek Inquiry, questions why the safeguards and system