2020 Maghaberry prison inmate suicide; family appalled by death notification, Ombudsman recommends Prison Service review procedures.
Family of a Maghaberry prison inmate, who died by suicide in 2020, said they were "appalled" by how they were informed of his death. The mother of the prisoner, aged in his thirties, revealed she was told of her son's death in a phone call by a governor. The Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland investigated the death and recommended the Prison Service review procedures for informing next of kin about a death in custody.
July 16, 2024
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