Article 2 Investigations
Independent investigations into deaths, near-deaths, serious self-harm and serious assaults in prison custody, commissioned by the Secretary of State for Justice under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
20
Investigations
213
Learning Points
Investigations by Year
By Incident Type
Most Investigated Establishments
| Establishment | Total | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| HMP High Down | 1 | |
| HMP Stocken | 1 | |
| HMP Chelmsford | 1 | |
| HMP & YOI Holloway | 1 | |
| HMYOI Feltham | 1 | |
| HMP Bedford | 1 | |
| HMP Featherstone | 1 | |
| HMP Bristol | 1 | |
| HMP Pentonville | 1 | |
| HMP Durham | 1 |
1 matching investigation
Serious Self-Harm
The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) response to the independent investigation conducted by Selena Lynch into the life-threatening self-harm of JL at HMYOI Feltham on 19 August 2002 is published. JL was remanded into custody at HMYOI Feltham on 19 July 2002. On 19 August at 14.30 hours he was discovered hanging. After being resuscitated he was taken to hospital. He temporarily returned to custody but was subsequently transferred to a brain injury unit in hospital. He remains significantly injured in a Community Rehabilitation Centre.
Data from Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody.
Individual case investigations commissioned under Article 2 ECHR.