Bereaved families bring case against government over prisoner suicides

Justice secretary Liz Truss and governor of HMP Woodhill are subject of case brought by relatives of people who have taken their lives at the prisonRelatives of prisoners at HMP Woodhill who have taken their own lives are to bring a legal challenge against the institution’s governor and the justice secretary for allegedly failing to introduce basic safety measures. Eighteen prisoners have killed themselves at the jail in Milton Keynes since early 2013 despite repeated recommendations and g