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HMP Woodhill officer to be charged over prisoner's death HMP Woodhill officer to be charged over prisoner's death
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A prison officer is to be charged with gross negligence manslaughter and misconduct in public office in relation to the death of a prisoner.A prison officer is to be charged with gross negligence manslaughter and misconduct in public office in relation to the death of a prisoner.
A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said: “Following careful consideration of all the evidence provided to us by the police it has been decided that Joseph Travers should be charged with manslaughter and misconduct in public office in relation to the death of an HMP Woodhill inmate on 8 May 2015.”A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said: “Following careful consideration of all the evidence provided to us by the police it has been decided that Joseph Travers should be charged with manslaughter and misconduct in public office in relation to the death of an HMP Woodhill inmate on 8 May 2015.”
Travers will appear at Westminster magistrates court in London on 20 April.Travers will appear at Westminster magistrates court in London on 20 April.
A Prison Service spokesperson said: “A member of staff was suspended from HMP Woodhill on 27 February 2017. There is an ongoing criminal investigation into this matter and it would be inappropriate to comment further.”
HMP Woodhill is a men’s prison in Milton Keynes.HMP Woodhill is a men’s prison in Milton Keynes.