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| Elmley Prison inmate 'ninth to die in 2014' | Elmley Prison inmate 'ninth to die in 2014' |
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| A man has been found dead in his cell at a prison in Kent - the third in as many weeks, the Prison Officers' Association has said. | A man has been found dead in his cell at a prison in Kent - the third in as many weeks, the Prison Officers' Association has said. |
| The association said there have been nine deaths in the jail, on the Isle of Sheppey, in 2014. | The association said there have been nine deaths in the jail, on the Isle of Sheppey, in 2014. |
| In November, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) said high-risk inmates were not being properly assessed and managed. | In November, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) said high-risk inmates were not being properly assessed and managed. |
| A Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said the inmate's body was found on Tuesday. | |
| "An HMP Elmley prisoner was found unresponsive in his cell at about 17:20 GMT," a spokeswoman said. | |
| The HMIP investigation, which took place in June and was published in November, highlighted staff shortages and overcrowding at the jail. | |
| The report said the prison holds 1,252 men, but was designed for only 985 inmates. | |
| The MoJ spokeswoman said the latest inmate to die was pronounced dead shortly after paramedics arrived. | |
| "As with all deaths in custody, the Independent Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will conduct an investigation," she continued. | |
| "Every death is a tragedy for the individual and their families." |