Death in police custody (17 images)

The United Families and Friends Campaign (UFFC) is a coalition of families and friends of those that have died in suspicious circumstances whilst in police custody, prisons or secure psychiatric hospitals. On Saturday they held a silent procession down Whitehall to Downing Street to hand in a letter demanding a public inquiry into their cases.

Since 1969 there have been 3,180 individuals who have died in custody. Calling for justice and for properly independent investigations...
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The United Families and Friends Campaign (UFFC) is a coalition of families and friends of those that have died in suspicious circumstances whilst in police custody, prisons or secure psychiatric hospitals. On Saturday they held a silent procession down Whitehall to Downing Street to hand in a letter demanding a public inquiry into their cases.

Since 1969 there have been 3,180 individuals who have died in custody. Calling for justice and for properly independent investigations into the deaths, the families went on to recount the shocking and tragic stories surrounding the deaths of their family members. Those responsible have seldom been brought to justice or even reprimanded for their actions. Where investigations have been held, they have been seen largely as ineffectual or designed to cover up offences committed by police and prison officers.

Among those present were the family of Sean Rigg, who died in police custody in Brixton Police Station on Thursday 21 August 2008, and Ricky Bishop who died in the same police station after being arrested during "Operation Clean Sweep" on November 22, 2001.

The remembrance ended with lines of TSG police moving in and kettling the group, dragging Ricky Bishops mother across the street.
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