Prisoners sometimes die in prison, either due to natural illness, violence, suicide, or a result
of imprisonment. The purpose of this study is to understand deaths in custody using …

Death and dying in prisons constitute a topic of growing importance across the globe. Based
on the contributions made in this special issue, we reflect on current debates and outline …

The right to be treated humanely when detained is universally recognized. Deficiencies in
detention conditions and violence, however, subvert this right. When this occurs, proper …

This article presents the findings from two separate pieces of research that were conducted
by the authors on deaths that occur within the criminal justice system, but outside custodial …

Prison populations are growing globally with an increase in older and infirm prisoners, as
well as longer prison sentences, meaning more prisoners are likely to die while …

The State owes a duty of care to every person detained in custody to ensure their safety and
wellbeing. For example, in the Victorian prison system the Secretary of the Department of …

This chapter provides a critical, alternative analysis to state-defined 'truths' and policies
around self-inflicted deaths in custody. It challenges the state's perennial triple focus on: the …

Deaths in police custody often attract a huge amount of public interest and are frequently
associated with controversy related to causation. While systematic investigations of deaths …

There are many ways that life can end in prison. This article takes suicides, murder, and the
whole life sentence as three forms of unnatural death that illustrate important features of the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore whether, although the state has a duty to
protect prisoners, there should nevertheless be a right for prisoners to decide when and how …