Second death at Leeds's overcrowded Armley prison
The Shadow Justice Secretary has joined a prison watchdog in raising concerns about overcrowding at a Leeds jail after the deaths of two inmates in one week and allegations of sexual assault.
The Prison Service has confirmed that a second man died at the prison in Armley this month, five days before convicted murderer Liam Deane was found dead in his cell.
Deane, 22, was serving a life sentence after being jailed in October for the murder of his baby daughter Luna at the family home in Wakefield.
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Hide AdFellow prisoner John Westland, 28, has been charged with Deane’s murder.