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Coroner raises concerns about prison staff training after inmate takes own life

KENT, ENGLAND, JUL 31 – Coroner warns inadequate training of new prison officers contributed to missed welfare checks, increasing risk of suicide at HMP Swaleside, officials must respond by September 19.

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Staff failed to check up on an inmate regularly before he took his own life and filled in observation reports retrospectively, an inquest has heard.

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Coroner raises concerns about prison staff training after inmate takes own life

Staff failed to check up on an inmate regularly before he took his own life and filled in observation reports retrospectively, an inquest has heard.

·Kent, United Kingdom
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‘No discussion’ on how to prevent future incidents after inmate death – coroner

Azroy Dawes-Clarke, 28, from Romford, east London, was an inmate at HMP Elmley, Kent, when he died in November 2021.

·London, United Kingdom
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Evening Standard broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
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