'My son did not get the support he needed from prison staff'

The mother of a prisoner who was found dead in his cell at HMP Garth says she “begged” the authorities for support for her son, “but he did not get it”.

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Aaron Taylor, 32, was found unresponsive in his cell at the prison, near Leyland on August 28, 2023.

As the Post reported last week, an inquest at Preston Coroner's Court found there were “multiple failures” by prison staff and health professionals who failed to safeguard Mr Taylor prior to his death.

It also emerged that a prison officer on duty on the night he died was dismissed after failing to carry out an early-morning check on him.