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fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

Palestine Action hunger strikers call for urgent meeting with ministers

Lawyers for eight remand prisoners who are on hunger strike while waiting to go on trial for alleged offences relating to Palestine Action are calling for an urgent meeting with ministers. In a letter seen by the BBC, the lawyers tell Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary David Lammy that there is a "real and increasingly likely potential" their clients will die in prison as part of their protest.
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fromwww.standard.co.uk
7 months ago

Prisoner in 'too hot' wing at HMP Wandsworth died of heat-related illness, watchdog finds

Inadequate temperature regulation in HMP Wandsworth contributed to the death of prisoner David Wise from hyperthermia.
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