Police are investigating a spate of inmate deaths at the Parc Prison in Bridgend, which houses prisoners from all over England and Wales. Police have issued a statement saying “South Wales Police can confirm that we have received reports of six sudden deaths that have occurred at HM Prison Parc in Bridgend since 27th February.” […]
Pregnant women and new mothers who are convicted of most types of crime are set to be considered for reduced sentences from judges under new court rules. “Pregnancy, childbirth and post-natal care” is set to be introduced as a new mitigating factor in England and Wales, it has been announced. Officials said it would allow […]
Prison staff failed to properly check on a prisoner the morning he was found dead, the prisons ombudsman has ruled. Anil Gill was serving a life sentence at HMP Woodhill, in Milton Keynes, for killing his wife in an alcohol and cocaine fuelled frenzy in 2021. He was found dead on 31 July, 2022, and […]
HMP Northumberland has been criticised after an inmate died only two days after he was taken off suicide watch in November 2022. Adam Thompson, 33, died in HMP Northumberland only three weeks into his seven-month sentence. He was serving time for assault and breaking a suspended sentence when he was found hanging in his cell. […]
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A frail prisoner was “inappropriately restrained” by officers during hospital visits, an ombudsman has said. Brian Goldburn, 79, was twice taken to hospital in July 2023 before he died on August 2 with pneumonitis with Covid. It is the third time since the start of 2022 that HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire, has been criticised for […]
Momentous: Disrespecting of Prison Deaths Finally Ended Today. By Mark Leech, Editor of The Prisons Handbook for England and Wales Sometimes, not too often, but occasionally over the years, there have been days where I have been lucky enough to be a part of real progress being made in an important area of our prison […]
21 February 2024: Watch the recording of yesterday’s important Parliamentary evidence session on deaths in custody (and other places) where a Coroner’s Prevention of Future Death (PFD) reports have made a difference: Watch yesterday’s evidence session on parliamentlive.tv House of Commons Justice Committee to hear evidence on Prevention of Future Death reports as part of […]
A corrupt former prison officer (who had been a police officer for over 30 years) has received a suspended sentence for misconduct following the death of a prisoner. Graham Evans, 67, was sentenced at Worcester Crown Court yesterday (19th) to nine months in prison, suspended for 12 months, and 80 hours’ unpaid work. Evans, spent 33 […]
Officers at a Nottinghamshire prison ignored the cell bells of a drunk inmate moments before his death. Kane Boyce was found with a ligature around his neck inside his locked cell at HMP Lowdham Grange in October 2021. The 41-year-old was left unobserved between 12.13am and 1.50am despite drinking throughout the evening while celebrating his […]
An inmate has died at Forest Bank prison in Salford. He was found dead on Monday 29th January. The prison confirmed brief details of the fatality and said there is to be an investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman. Following the death a Forest Bank spokesperson said in a statement: “We can confirm that […]