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Figures reveal another three people have died following contact with police in Cumbria last year. Charity Inquest said such incidents are often caused by systemic failures to safeguard those experiencing a mental health crisis, with the Government seemingly willing to accept these deaths. Figures from the Independent Office for Police Conduct show Cumbria Constabulary recorded three deaths during or following police contact in 2020-21 – up from none the year before. Of the deaths last year, two were from apparent suicides immediately following release from custody, and one other death followed contact with the police and was subject to an independent investigation.