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| HMP Woodhill prison officer charged over inmate death | HMP Woodhill prison officer charged over inmate death |
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| A prison officer is to be charged with manslaughter following the death of an inmate at HMP Woodhill, Milton Keynes. | |
| Joseph Travers will be charged with gross negligence manslaughter in relation to the death of Ryan Harvey and misconduct in public office. | |
| Mr Harvey, 23, was found hanged in his cell at the Buckinghamshire jail on 8 May 2015. | Mr Harvey, 23, was found hanged in his cell at the Buckinghamshire jail on 8 May 2015. |
| Mr Travers is thought to be the first prison officer to be charged with manslaughter after a prisoner death. | Mr Travers is thought to be the first prison officer to be charged with manslaughter after a prisoner death. |
| The Crown Prosecution Service said: "Following careful consideration of all the evidence provided to us by the police it has been decided that Joseph Travers should be charged." | The Crown Prosecution Service said: "Following careful consideration of all the evidence provided to us by the police it has been decided that Joseph Travers should be charged." |
| Mr Harvey was one of five prisoners found hanging in their cells in HMP Woodhill in 2015. | Mr Harvey was one of five prisoners found hanging in their cells in HMP Woodhill in 2015. |
| The prison had the worst record for suspected suicides in all of England and Wales that year. | The prison had the worst record for suspected suicides in all of England and Wales that year. |
| Mr Travers will appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court on 20 April. | |
| HMP Woodhill, a Category A prison, opened in 1992 and can hold 819 inmates. | HMP Woodhill, a Category A prison, opened in 1992 and can hold 819 inmates. |