Handsworth Park
Community Play Centre
Grove Lane
Birmingham, B20 2HF
All invited to attend this most important meeting
Justice for Kingley Burrell http://www.facebook.com/BirminghamStrong4Justice
121 Deaths During or Following Police Contact 2011/12
· Two fatal police shootings
· 15 deaths in or following police custody
· 47 other deaths following police contact
· 18 police road traffic fatalities
· 39 apparent suicides following release from police custody
Online Petition: Deaths in police, prison, mental health & immigration detention
Responsible department: Ministry of Justice
The United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC) calls for an independent judicial inquiry into all suspicious deaths in custody.
UFFC is a coalition of families and friends of those that have died in the custody of police and prison officers as well as those who died in psychiatric and immigration detention. It also has members and supporters from campaign groups and advocacy organisations from across the UK.
The Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody report published in 2011 states: in total, there were 5,998 deaths recorded for the 11 years from 2000 to 2010. This is an average of 545 deaths per year. Despite the fact there have been 11 unlawful killing verdicts since 1990 there has never been a successful prosecution.
You can sign the petition here: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/26276