Relatives lose High Court case relating to deaths at Woodhill Prison
The families of two men who died in Woodhill Prison have lost the judicial review over the rate of self-inflicted deaths at the jail.
Ian Brown, 44, hanged himself in his cell at the category A prison in Milton Keynes in July last year, while Daniel Dunkley, 35, died a few days after he was found suspended by a ligature in his cell later the same month.
Mr Brown’s mother and sister, Pearl Scarfe and Julie Barber, and Mr Dunkley’s brother, Jamie Blyde, who is himself a prisoner, wanted the court to order Woodhill’s governor and the Secretary of State for Justice to comply with the requirements of the Prison Service Instructions (PSIs).
They cover management of prisoners at risk of harm to self, to others and from others, early days in custody and medical emergency response codes.
Today the relatives were told the case was rejected.