Death In Custody News

A 79-year-old ex-soldier, Richard Cassidy, who fatally stabbed fellow pensioner David Farish in 2016, has died in prison.

The CB-CID has named six police officers as accused in the death of Akash Delison, a youth from Sivaganga, who was arrested on March 5, 2026, in connection with

An 18-year-old mother, Tarsha Golightly, died by suicide in a Melbourne prison yard just five days after leaving youth detention, with her body not discovered f

Police have launched an investigation after a 52-year-old man was found dead in his cell at the Windmill Road custody suite in Croydon. Officers discovered the

A court was informed that the body of 18-year-old Tarsha Golightly remained in a Melbourne maximum security women's prison yard for two hours before being disco

Christopher Rodriguez died at the newly opened medical unit for Rikers Jail, which is located at Bellevue Hospital and opened in April, marking the first death

A Guatemalan migrant detained at Delaney Hall has died after experiencing a medical emergency, specifically a seizure, becoming the third immigrant to die at th

The family of a Salvadoran man who died in a New Jersey immigration jail claims he complained about access to medication before his death, which federal officia

The family of Kumanjayi White, who died in police custody in Alice Springs in May 2025, is taking legal action following national outrage and calls for an indep

A man, Lee Greenan, 46, who reportedly confessed to murdering his ex-partner Vikki Soloman, 44, has been found dead in jail. He was awaiting trial for her murde

The death of a Moroccan man while being detained by Italian police in Bologna has ignited public anger and prompted a formal investigation.

The death of a Moroccan resident in Italy while being restrained by police has sparked widespread outrage across the country, drawing comparisons to the death o