Campaigner found dead; The World Today.PRISONS campaigner Pauline Campbell, from Shropshire, whose daughter died of a drug overdose Drug Overdose Definition A drug overdose is the accidental or intentional use of a drug or medicine in an amount that is higher than is normally used. in jail, has been found dead near the entrance to the graveyard where her child was buried bur·y tr.v. bur·ied, bur·y·ing, bur·ies 1. To place in the ground: bury a bone. 2. a. To place (a corpse) in a grave, a tomb, or the sea; inter. b. . Prison reform groups paid tribute to Mrs Campbell as an "inspiring campaigner" and a "human being of indescribable bravery Bravery See also Heroism. Achilles foremost Greek hero of Trojan War; brave and formidable warrior. [Gk. Hist.: NCE, 12] Adrastus courageous Indian prince; Rinaldo’s enemy. [Ital. Lit. ". The 60-year-old, from Whitchurch, was arrested 15 times for protesting outside jails across the country where women inmates had died of apparent suicide. She held 28 demonstrations and was charged five times for her direct action, which included blocking prison vans, but was never convicted. Mrs Campbell's 18-year-old daughter, Sarah, died of a drug overdose at Styal prison, Cheshire, in January 2003, the third of six women to die at the jail in 12 months. |
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