Prison, police and health bosses must respond to a coroner regarding the death of a woman killed by a sex offender who did not have medication for his mental illness. Marta Elena Vento’s death at a Travelodge in Bournemouth in December 2020 was caused by failures by prison health workers and police, Dorset coroner Rachael Griffin […]
The Scottish Prison Service has apologised to the families of Katie Allan and William Lindsay, who took their own lives in Polmont Young Offenders’ Institute, and committed to preventing further suicides. Katie Allan, 21, and William Lindsay, 16, died within months of each other in 2018 at Polmont YOI, run by the Scottish Prison Service […]
A prison failed to follow proper procedures when releasing a man who was stabbed to death in Nottingham while on licence, a report has found. Four men were jailed for life in September 2023 after Ricardo Cotteral was ambushed outside Wax Bar on 24 April 2022. The 33-year-old was serving a sentence at HMP Sudbury, […]
A man remanded in a County Durham prison for a string of harassment and assault offences attempted to take his own life just hours later, before later dying in hospital. Ahmed Alshbli arrived at HMP Durham on November 2, 2022, when he was remanded in custody for various offences including harassment, assault, and coercive behaviour […]
Earlier this week Channel 4 News revealed claims that some prison officers at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey had breached Government policy by shackling and restraining pregnant prisoners during labour. The Ministry of Justice says it will investigate ‘urgently’. Channel 4 News understands that a woman just yesterday was subject to similar treatment after giving birth. […]
The 76-year-old ringleader of an armed robbery in which a police officer was shot dead almost 20 years ago has died in jail, less than a year after he was sentenced. Piran Ditta Khan spent nearly two decades evading justice for his part in the killing of PC Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford on 18 November […]
The MOJ has confirmed a dozen IPP prisoners died of natural causes while waiting for freedom in 2024. Learn More >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login below or join now https://prisons.org.uk/register/enhanced
Almost 70 years ago the decision that Ruth Ellis should be sentenced to death for murdering her lover sparked a debate that ultimately led to the abolition of capital punishment. Now her grandson is hoping that an ITV drama about her starring Lucy Boynton and Toby Jones will once again provoke a public outcry that […]
The Northern Ireland Prison Service has said that it would be wrong to infer any trends in the number of deaths in prison custody after figures released showed that the number of deaths that have occurred in prison custody almost doubled in 2024. The figures were released following a written question from DUP MLA Michelle McIlveen who […]
For the second time in recent months the Prisons Ombudsman has reported that a prisoner died at HMP Leeds due to “missed opportunities” to adequately manage the risk posed to the prisoner who hanged himself. In November 2024 a report into the death of inmate Reece Godwood who took his own life at HMP Leeds […]
A coroner has fined the government for failing to disclose evidence at an inquest into the deaths of three prisoners in Nottinghamshire. Laurinda Bower has been leading an inquest into the deaths of Anthony Binfield, Rolandas Karbauskas and David Richards in 2023 at HMP Lowdham Grange. A jury concluded that the trio, who all were […]
New procedures are to be brought in at HMP Wealstun in Wetherby following the death of a prisoner. David Baxter was found unresponsive on the toilet by staff after complaining about pains and unable to pass urine months before he died on May 26 2024 at the age of 64. A post-mortem report heard at […]