"In the context of a prisoner who has a history of trauma and where there was a failure to obtain an assessment of his needs even though he was known to have mental health issues, and a failure to provide him with any therapeutic treatment to address his trauma, a contravention of article 3 is made out, notwithstanding the importance of the aim behind the segregation regime."
"Sahayb Abu was confined to his cell at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes, for 22 hours a day and prevented from associating with other prisoners for more than four months after Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, allegedly attacked prison officers at HMP Frankland. Abu, a convicted terrorist serving a life sentence, was already being held in a separation centre for prisoners believed to be at risk or radicalising others, which has also been described as small group isolation,"
A court found that ministers Shabana Mahmood and David Lammy breached the prohibition on inhuman or degrading treatment under article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights in relation to prisoner Sahayb Abu. Abu was confined at HMP Woodhill for 22 hours a day and prevented from associating with other prisoners for more than four months after an alleged attack by Hashem Abedi. Abu, serving a life sentence, had a history of trauma and identifiable mental health needs and was moved from a separation centre to more restrictive conditions without an assessment or therapeutic treatment. The court concluded the suffering exceeded the inevitable harms connected with segregation. The ruling is believed to be the first instance of ministers being found in breach of article 3.
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