A death in custody is a death of a person in the custody of the police, prison service or other authorities. Death in custody remains a controversial subject, with the authorities often being accused of abuse, neglect, racism and cover-ups of the causes of these deaths.
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Algeria
See Human rights in Algeria
Argentina
See Human rights in Argentina
Australia
See separate article: Aboriginal deaths in custody
Bangladesh
At least 32 people have died in "Operation Clean Heart" by the government of Bangladesh.See Human rights in Bangladesh
Burma
See Insein Prison, Human rights in Burma
Chad
See Human rights in Chad
China
Some estimate 20 million have died in the Chinese prison system. See Laogai, democide.
Congo
See Human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cuba
See Human rights in Cuba
Egypt
See Human rights in Egypt
Finland
At least 460 people have died in police custody since 1990. About 20 people die in police custody a year, down from 28-30 per year in the nineties.
Germany
India
See Police encounter
Indonesia
See Cipinang Penitentiary Institution
Iran
See 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners and Deaths in custody in Iran
Ireland
See Terence Wheelock
Jamaica
"At least 650 people have been killed by police officers in Jamaica since 1999. Many of these have been blatantly unlawful killings, yet not one officer has been convicted since then." Piers Bannister, Amnesty International’s Jamaica researcher.
Japan
See Human rights in Japan
Laos
See Human rights in Laos
Libya
See Abu Salim prison
Malaysia
Mexico
See Human rights in Mexico
Morocco
See Human rights in Morocco
North Korea
See Human rights in North Korea
Pakistan
See Human rights in Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
See Human rights in Saudi Arabia
Somalia
See Human rights in Somalia
South Africa
South Africa has an unusually high level of deaths in custody. For example, in April to June 1997, there were 56 deaths in custody.
Sudan
See Human rights in Sudan
Syria
See Tadmor Prison massacre
Turkey
See Prisons in Turkey
UAE
See Human rights in the United Arab Emirates
United States
Some people in the US whose death in custody include:
Almost 100 prisoners have died in U.S. custody in Iraq and Afghanistan since August 2002, according to U.S. group Human Rights First. They include:
Vietnam
See Human rights in Vietnam
Yemen
See Human rights in Yemen
Zimbabwe
See Human rights in Zimbabwe