Police and ombudsman investigate death of boy, 16, at young offender institution
Summary
A 16-year-old boy died at Feltham Young Offender Institution (YOI) in south-west London after being found unresponsive on Monday night. Police and the prisons ombudsman are investigating the unexpected death, with a postmortem planned.Key Facts
- The boy was found unresponsive at Feltham YOI and died shortly before midnight after hospital treatment.
- Deaths of children in YOIs in England and Wales are rare; the last before this was in June 2019.
- The police are treating the death as unexpected and are investigating all possible causes.
- A postmortem examination is scheduled to learn more about the cause of death.
- Organizations supporting families of people who die in state care stress that children should not die in prison.
- Some experts say that imprisoning children is harmful and unsafe.
- There are calls for the government to shift money from prisons to community support to prevent harm.
- There are also calls for reform of the youth justice system, including closing facilities like Feltham and creating smaller, safer children’s homes.
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