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Garth prisoner took his own life after failed video calls with his children, PPO says
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has called for an urgent report on the video call system at HMP Garth after the death of Patrick Clayton.
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Laing O’Rourke wins enabling works deal for new Lancashire prison as Serco keeps Doncaster
Work is set to begin on a 1,700-place category C prison next to HMP Garth and HMP Wymott, while Serco has secured two more years running HMP Doncaster.
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Ombudsman finds prisoner who died at HMP Garth helped organise drone deliveries
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman found that Johnpaul Digweed belonged to a group making hundreds of thousands of pounds from drone drops of contraband into the Lancashire jail.
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HMP Garth strengthens suicide prevention training after death of Brendan Teague
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman found staff could not reasonably have identified Brendan Teague as at imminent risk, as HMP Garth reported improvements to its suicide and self-harm training.
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Ombudsman finds failings in care of two men who died at Garth and Wandsworth
Two reports from the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman found missed chances to support men at risk of suicide, including suicide and self-harm monitoring at HMP Wandsworth that ended after 16 hours.
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Ombudsman criticises HMP Garth over failings after prisoner’s suicide
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman found the prison took five days to tell Simon Dunn’s next of kin of his death and did not explore his risk factors well enough.
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HMP Garth less safe as drones exploit damaged windows, inspectors find
Inspectors found assaults up by around 45% at the Lancashire category B prison, widespread drugs and staff sickness, and rated purposeful activity poor for a second time.
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HMP Garth safer but rated poor for activity, inspectors found in 2023
HM Inspectorate of Prisons' report on HMP Garth, published in March 2023, found the Lancashire prison had become safer, but pandemic-era restrictions kept men locked up and away from work and education.