In London, hundreds of people gathered for a candlelit vigil outside Holloway Prison, where a black woman with mental health problems died last month. The Guardian reports Sarah Reed wrote to her family to say she was sexually assaulted while receiving treatment at a secure mental health unit. She was charged with grievous bodily harm for fighting back against her alleged assailant and taken to prison, where she was later found dead. Prison staff said she strangled herself. Years ago, Reed had previously been beaten by a police constable in an attack shown on security camera footage. She was buried in a private ceremony.
London: Hundreds Mourn Prison Death of Sarah Reed
HeadlineFeb 09, 2016