Deaths of racialised people in prison 2015 to 2022 - Challenging racism and discrimination
INQUEST
"We have written this report to address this significant void and bring to light the pressing issue of institutional racism in the prison estate......
To be clear, these deaths do not occur in isolation. Rather, they occur at the sharp end of a continuum of racialised state harm which includes the heightened criminalisation, intensified policing and disproportionate incarceration of racialised people. Accordingly, for many racialised people, incarceration is often not their first point of contact with the criminal justice system. For example, the life and death of Sarah Reeda, a mixed-race Black woman, in prison exemplifies how racialised state harm can impact someone throughout their life."
October 2022
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