‘Missed opportunities’ to prevent woman’s death in prison cell fire, inquest finds

Clare Dupree, 48, who had severe mental illness, died after using a vape to start blaze at prison in GloucestershireThere were “missed opportunities” that could have prevented the death of a woman with severe mental illness from “sustained inhalation of smoke” after a fire in her prison...

<p>Clare Dupree, 48, who had severe mental illness, died after using a vape to start blaze at prison in Gloucestershire</p><p>There were “missed opportunities” that could have prevented the death of a woman with severe mental illness from “sustained inhalation of smoke” after a fire in her prison cell, an inquest has found.</p><p>Clare Dupree, 48, from Cardiff, died after she used a vape to start a fire at HMP Eastwood Park in Gloucestershire just after Christmas 2022.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/17/missed-opportunities-prevent-death-prison-cell-fire-inquest-clare-dupree">Continue reading...</a>
Read the full article at: The Guardian World →
📧 Email 🐦 Twitter 💼 LinkedIn