A coroner has written to the prisons minister raising concerns following the death of a prisoner serving an indeterminate sentence. Scott Berry, 37, was found unconscious in his cell and later in hospital after being discovered by staff at HMP Humber in East Yorkshire in October 2023. Sarah Middleton, assistant coroner for Hull and East […]
This updated policy introduces a new Charter for prisons on protecting and safeguarding adult prisoners from abuse and neglect. It covers: identifying and meeting a prisoner’s needs preventing abuse or neglect reporting suspected abuse or neglect investigating and dealing with reports of abuse or neglect monitoring and analysis of safeguarding information engaging with local authorities […]
A prisoner was found dead in his cell on the morning he was due to stand trial. Giles Harvey, 51, died at HMP Dovegate in October 2023 due to suicide by hanging. A report by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman states that Harvey was sentenced back in 2008 to Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) with […]
The Assistant Coroner for Southwark has issued a lengthy Report to Prevent Future Deaths following the inquest into the murder of Sundeep Ghuman by his racist cell mate at Belmarsh prison in 2020. 36 year old Sundeep was in a triple cell inside Belmarsh prison when on 7 February 2020 two prisoners were moved from […]
A body has been found in the search for a missing prisoner. Josh Hosker, 43, did not return to HMP Haverigg on 8 January after attending a work duty commitment off-site, leading to a full search by Cumbria Police. At about 14:05 GMT a body was found at Holme Knott, Sedbergh, following a call from […]
A “novel” drug “50 times stronger than morphine” was found in the system of a HMP Parc prisoner who died, an inquest has heard. Former inmate Ryan Harding was found unresponsive in his cell of the Bridgend prison on January 8, 2023, before he was later confirmed dead. An ongoing jury inquest into his death, […]
The Chair of the Justice Select Committee, Andy Slaughter MP, made the following statement to the House of Commons on Drugs in Prison on 15th January 2026 I make this statement on behalf of the Justice Committee on the Government’s response to the Committee’s sixth report in this Parliament, “Tackling the drugs crisis in our […]
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Concerns have been raised about healthcare at a prison where a female inmate died a week after arriving. Fallon Adams, 37, died on 9 February 2023 after taking a mix of prescribed and illicit drugs with sedative effects, a coroner said, and she had not been warned of the dangers of mixing drugs. In 2024, […]
The Ministry of Justice has said that it has “made changes” at Winchester Prison after the death of an inmate. The prison, in Romsey Road, was criticised by Prisons and Probations Ombudsman Adrian Usher in a report into the death of Thomas Goldring, who died in custody at the prison. The report into Mr Goldring’s death […]
A North East prison has been criticised after 73-year-old prisoner was kept in handcuffs for 20 days while seriously ill in hospital. An official report later found he died from complications of heart surgery after failing to receive the same standard of care following his return to prison. An independent investigation by the Prisons and […]
A Birmingham coroner has issued the Justice Secretary with a prevention of future deaths notice, requiring him to take action to stop drones delivering drugs into prisons within 56 days. Emma Brown issued the order following an inquest into a 29-year-old inmate at HMP Birmingham, who died from a heart attack after using black mamba, […]