Prison death rate criticised

Monday 15 November 2010 01:00 GMT

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Many convicts are dying in jail from preventable heart attacks, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman warns today. Its report says staff must respond better to emergencies to stop prisoners dying from coronaries. The average age of prisoners dying from heart conditions between 2007 and 2009 was 53, with one in three younger than 45 years old.

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