Governors face probe after prison suicide in the North

Two prison governors in the North face a disciplinary inquiry today after a damning report revealed that an inmate on suicide watch hanged himself in a secure unit where staff slept on duty.

Governors face probe after prison suicide in the North

Two prison governors in the North face a disciplinary inquiry today after a damning report revealed that an inmate on suicide watch hanged himself in a secure unit where staff slept on duty.

Governor Alan Longwell and his deputy, Steve Davis, of Maghaberry jail, Co Antrim, will be the first UK prison bosses to come under investigation if the recommendations are accepted.

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