A struggle then ensued, where Manning was thrown to the ground face down, whilst other prison officers held down his hands and legs.
[1] The Crown Prosecution Service refused to bring criminal charges against the officers, stating that there was "insufficient evidence to proceed".
[2] The court added that "Alton Manning died a brutal, inhuman [and] violent death as a direct result of a neckhold unlawfully applied by a senior prison officer at HMP Blakenhurst".
[3][5] Manning's family sought judicial review against the decision of the Director of Public Prosecutions, David Calvert-Smith, to not bring charges against the officers involved.
[6] Following a review in 2002, a CPS spokesperson said that "after careful consideration" they decided that "there is insufficient evidence" to bring forth criminal charges against anyone involved.