Kevin Blowe, coordinator for NETPOL (The Network for Police Monitoring) is a longstanding campaigner against police violence, suppression of protest... more

Tommy Nicol died a self-inflicted death in prison whilst on an indeterminate prison sentence (IPP).Tommy’s sister Donna Mooney has been... more

Sean Rigg was a Black man who died following violent police restraint whilst in a mental health crisis in Brixton... more

Connor Sparrowhawk was a funny 18-year-old who loved London buses. He was autistic and had epilepsy and learning disabilities. He... more

In the forty years since INQUEST was founded by families bereaved by deaths in police and prison custody, the ways... more

When a member of the public dies in suspicious circumstances, there’s a criminal investigation. But what happens when it’s the... more

Matthew Leahy, 20, died in the care of Essex mental health services. A critical inquest and multiple investigations later, and... more

Mental health services are often framed as the caring alternative to policing and prisons. But Lucy and Lee look at... more

Liridon Saliuka, 29, took his own life whilst awaiting trail for joint enterprise charges at Belmarsh prison in London.Last year,... more

Every year hundreds of people die in prisons in the UK. We’ll be asking why so many people are dying,... more

Since INQUEST was founded in 1981, it has recorded almost 2000 deaths involving the police.In this episode, Lucy Brisbane and... more

Every year, hundreds of people die at the hands of the very institutions that are meant to keep us safe... more