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 "title": "Deaths in state detention reported to coroners, England and Wales",
 "category": "crime-justice",
 "summary": "Deaths in state detention reported to coroners in England and Wales each year since 2011, by type of detention, from prison and police custody to detention under the Mental Health Act, with the deaths of people recently released from custody, from the Ministry of Justice's coroners statistics.",
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 "notes": [
  "Accredited official statistics from the returns each coroner area makes to the Ministry of Justice for the calendar year. A death a coroner does not know to have been in state detention, or records under another type of establishment, is not counted here, so the figures can differ a little from other sources: HM Prison and Probation Service's safety in custody statistics are the official count of deaths in prison custody.",
  "Deaths under a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards order were collected only from 2015 to 2 April 2017, after which the law no longer counted them as state detention; the prison custody and immigration removal centre figures include some deaths outside England and Wales.",
  "If this subject affects you, Samaritans are there day or night, free on 116 123.",
  "The MoJ marks 2024 as revised."
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     "v": 152.0
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     "x": "2019",
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    },
    {
     "x": "2020",
     "v": 318.0
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    {
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     "x": "2024",
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     "x": "2019",
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    },
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    {
     "x": "2023",
     "v": 20.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2024",
     "v": 16.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025",
     "v": 23.0
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   "name": "Immigration Removal Centres",
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     "v": 3.0
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     "x": "2012",
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    {
     "x": "2013",
     "v": 2.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2014",
     "v": 4.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2015",
     "v": 1.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2016",
     "v": 1.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2017",
     "v": 7.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2018",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2019",
     "v": 2.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2020",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2021",
     "v": 1.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2022",
     "v": 1.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2023",
     "v": 3.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2024",
     "v": 4.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025",
     "v": 0.0
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  {
   "name": "Mental Health Act detention",
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     "x": "2011",
     "v": 83.0
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    {
     "x": "2012",
     "v": 93.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2013",
     "v": 97.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2014",
     "v": 100.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2015",
     "v": 188.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2016",
     "v": 252.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2017",
     "v": 196.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2018",
     "v": 171.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2019",
     "v": 144.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2020",
     "v": 219.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2021",
     "v": 170.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2022",
     "v": 193.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2023",
     "v": 147.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2024",
     "v": 151.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025",
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   "name": "Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards",
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     "v": null
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     "x": "2012",
     "v": null
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    {
     "x": "2013",
     "v": null
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    {
     "x": "2014",
     "v": null
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    {
     "x": "2015",
     "v": 7183.0
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    {
     "x": "2016",
     "v": 11376.0
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    {
     "x": "2017",
     "v": 3912.0
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    {
     "x": "2018",
     "v": null
    },
    {
     "x": "2019",
     "v": null
    },
    {
     "x": "2020",
     "v": null
    },
    {
     "x": "2021",
     "v": null
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    {
     "x": "2022",
     "v": null
    },
    {
     "x": "2023",
     "v": null
    },
    {
     "x": "2024",
     "v": null
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    {
     "x": "2025",
     "v": null
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  },
  {
   "name": "Secure Training Centre",
   "points": [
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     "x": "2011",
     "v": 0.0
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    {
     "x": "2012",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2013",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2014",
     "v": 1.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2015",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2016",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2017",
     "v": 1.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2018",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2019",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2020",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2021",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2022",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2023",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2024",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025",
     "v": 0.0
    }
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  {
   "name": "Local Authority Secure Children's Homes",
   "points": [
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     "x": "2011",
     "v": 0.0
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    {
     "x": "2012",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2013",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2014",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2015",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2016",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2017",
     "v": 2.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2018",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2019",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2020",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2021",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2022",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2023",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2024",
     "v": 0.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025",
     "v": 0.0
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "name": "Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL)",
   "points": [
    {
     "x": "2011",
     "v": 4.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2012",
     "v": 6.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2013",
     "v": 2.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2014",
     "v": 1.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2015",
     "v": 1.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2016",
     "v": 2.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2017",
     "v": 4.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2018",
     "v": 2.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2019",
     "v": 5.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2020",
     "v": 6.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2021",
     "v": 5.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2022",
     "v": 1.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2023",
     "v": 2.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2024",
     "v": 2.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025",
     "v": 3.0
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "name": "State Detention Total",
   "points": [
    {
     "x": "2011",
     "v": 297.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2012",
     "v": 261.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2013",
     "v": 268.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2014",
     "v": 336.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2015",
     "v": 7645.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2016",
     "v": 11939.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2017",
     "v": 4434.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2018",
     "v": 504.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2019",
     "v": 464.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2020",
     "v": 551.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2021",
     "v": 567.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2022",
     "v": 507.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2023",
     "v": 481.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2024",
     "v": 535.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025",
     "v": 601.0
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "name": "Release from Custody within last 7 days",
   "points": [
    {
     "x": "2011",
     "v": 11.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2012",
     "v": 14.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2013",
     "v": 11.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2014",
     "v": 14.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2015",
     "v": 17.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2016",
     "v": 10.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2017",
     "v": 4.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2018",
     "v": 6.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2019",
     "v": 10.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2020",
     "v": 10.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2021",
     "v": 8.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2022",
     "v": 21.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2023",
     "v": 8.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2024",
     "v": 12.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025",
     "v": 13.0
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "name": "Residents of Probation Approved Schemes",
   "points": [
    {
     "x": "2011",
     "v": 13.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2012",
     "v": 6.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2013",
     "v": 2.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2014",
     "v": 2.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2015",
     "v": 5.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2016",
     "v": 1.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2017",
     "v": 2.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2018",
     "v": 4.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2019",
     "v": 4.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2020",
     "v": 1.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2021",
     "v": 5.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2022",
     "v": 6.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2023",
     "v": 3.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2024",
     "v": 2.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025",
     "v": 5.0
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "name": "Others Total",
   "points": [
    {
     "x": "2011",
     "v": 24.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2012",
     "v": 20.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2013",
     "v": 13.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2014",
     "v": 16.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2015",
     "v": 22.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2016",
     "v": 11.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2017",
     "v": 6.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2018",
     "v": 10.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2019",
     "v": 14.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2020",
     "v": 11.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2021",
     "v": 13.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2022",
     "v": 27.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2023",
     "v": 11.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2024",
     "v": 14.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025",
     "v": 18.0
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   "name": "OVERALL TOTAL",
   "points": [
    {
     "x": "2011",
     "v": 321.0
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    {
     "x": "2012",
     "v": 281.0
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    {
     "x": "2013",
     "v": 281.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2014",
     "v": 352.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2015",
     "v": 7667.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2016",
     "v": 11950.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2017",
     "v": 4440.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2018",
     "v": 514.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2019",
     "v": 478.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2020",
     "v": 562.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2021",
     "v": 580.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2022",
     "v": 534.0
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    {
     "x": "2023",
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    {
     "x": "2024",
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