How to get away with corporate killing?
The public inquiry into the murder of Zahid Muberek at Feltham Young Offenders Institution heard the Director General of the Prison Service, give evidence that Zahid Muberek’s death would result in ‘police … contemplating corporate manslaughter charges’. This is good news one would believe; however, the law states otherwise. Crown bodies enjoy immunity from criminal liability when it comes to common law crimes such as gross negligence corporate manslaughter. This law applies to the individuals and not organisations. Thus, a prison officer who does not respond to an individual who is being attacked can be prosecuted for gross negligence manslaughter. But the Prison Director who has ultimate responsibility will not be charged. So if you a prison officer reported on various occassion to the Prison Director that certain prisoners need to be separated because they are violent. And your complaint is not listened to well tough! If anything goes wrong say one of the prisoners is harmed by th
