An investigation has begun after the death of a prisoner at a women’s jail. Sarah Boyle, 35, died on 20 July after being taken from HMP Styal in Cheshire to Wythenshawe Hospital. HM Prison Service confirmed her death would be looked into by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO). Ombudsman Adrian Usher said a “live […]
The death was revealed by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO), which stated last week that during 2023/24 it began investigating “the death of a baby after their birth” in a prison. It would not reveal any further details, including the date of the death or at which of the 12 women’s prisons in England […]
Adrian Usher, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) has published the second Learning Lessons Bulletin in the post-release deaths series, highlighting homelessness and drugs as real issues in post-release deaths. Read the full Learning Lessons Bulletin >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login below or join now https://prisons.org.uk/register/enhanced
An inquest into the death of an inmate at the Isle of Man Prison has resumed at Douglas Courthouse. Christopher Corkill, 46, was found unresponsive in his prison cell at the facility in Jurby on the morning of 24 February 2023. Coroner of Inquests Graeme Cook told the jury that Mr Corkill was the third […]
A prison officer “sniggered” when told an inmate who turned out to be critically ill had been sleeping for 22 hours, an investigation found. Former shopkeeper Shafaq Khan, 52, died in hospital from complications linked to diabetes after being found unresponsive at HMP Hindley, near Wigan, on 19 December 2022. An investigation by the regulator […]
There is “learning” to be done by the Northern Ireland prison service and a local health trust, the interim prisoner ombudsman has said following a report into the death of a man in custody. Jacqui Durkin has also said it is “essential” prisoners with mental and physical health needs are given appropriate support and assessments. […]
The government has been urged to remove fixed shower rails from prisons across the country following the death of an inmate. An inquest jury ruled in April that Yasmin Adams, 25, took her own life at HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire in November 2016. Now, a report into the failings which contributed to her death […]
An inquest has been opened into the death of a Nottingham Prison inmate who had a “complex medical history”. Charleston John Cullen died on May 25, 2022, at Nottingham City Hospital while he was a prisoner at HMP Nottingham. The 54-year-old’s provisional cause of death was ischaemic heart disease. An inquest began into Cullen’s death […]
A prisoner who hid drugs and a mobile phone in his cell has been sentenced to a further six months behind bars. Luke Nelson, 31, from Adamsdown in Cardiff, was serving a 10-year sentence at HMP Parc in Bridgend when his cell was searched on 1 October 2022. Cardiff Magistrates’ Court heard that 22 tablets […]
A terror suspect alleged to have been inspired by Guy Fawkes was found dead in his prison cell nine days after his arrest, an inquest heard. Benjamin Hyland, 29, died at HMP Leeds on 11 December 2022, having been charged with 11 offences under the Terrorism Act. At a court hearing before his death, it […]
Scottish prisons had one of the highest rates of suicide among inmates in 2022, new research has found. Only three countries reported more suicides per 10,000 inmates with Scotland having more than double that of England and Wales and almost four times as much as the European median of 5.3. Scotland reported 18.9 suicides per 10,000 prisoners while […]
The director of a troubled prison where ten inmates have died in the last three months has stepped down. Heather Whitehead is leaving her post at the privately-run HMP Parc in Bridgend with immediate effect, having taken on the role in August 2023. She leaves by “mutual agreement” and her departure is “not in response to any […]