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Deaths of racialised people in prison 2015-2022: Challenging racism and discrimination – Executive summary

This report evidences the role of institutional racism in the prison estate from 2015–2022 through:

  • A review of existing literature concerning racism in the UK prison estate
  • An analysis of never before published data obtained by INQUEST through Freedom of Information requests on deaths in prison
  • An examination of the deaths of 22 racialised people in prison
  • A review of record of inquests, Prevention of Future Death (PFD) reports and Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) reports relating to the 22 deaths examined

By presenting this evidence, this report provides a unique insight into the inherent harms and dangers of imprisonment. It throws into sharp relief the fatal consequences of institutional racism in prison, a previously overlooked matter.

Published in October 2022 by INQUEST.

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