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United Kingdom: three incarcerated people killed themselves at Pentonville prison
Three incarcerated people killed themselves at a jail where guards who were meant to be on a 24-hour watch were asleep, reading or absent, a watchdog has revealed.
Source: Daily mail (30/09/2025)