Ruling ignored

The jury returned a detailed narrative conclusion, confirming that the failure of a governor and his staff to segregate a vulnerable prisoner under Rule 45 of the Prison Rules possibly contributed to his death.

The jury also identified a raft of other failures and shortcomings of the prison but were not required by the assistant coroner to determine whether these also contributed to the death.

The Prison Service and Ministry of Justice were contacted for a comment but had failed to respond as the KE went to press yesterday (Wednesday).