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Inquest jury finds terrorism controls had substantial impact on Wandsworth prisoner
Akhtar Uddin died at HMP Wandsworth on Christmas Day 2021. Jurors also found the prison failed to give him support suited to his needs.
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Coroner warns NHS after baby of recalled Foston Hall prisoner dies
A senior coroner will issue a Prevention of Future Deaths report after an inquest found gaps in maternity care for a pregnant woman between her release from prison and her recall.
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Coroner warns prisons are losing the fight against drugs after Frankland death
An inquest jury found that the death of a life-sentence prisoner at HMP Frankland was drug-related, and the coroner has urged the prison to apply its visits policy more consistently.
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Hillsborough Law would put prison staff under a duty of candour after deaths
MPs have approved the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, which would require public servants, including prison staff giving evidence at inquests, to tell the truth and co-operate with investigations.
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Inquest finds Spice caused death of 24-year-old at HMP Lowdham Grange
A jury found that Adam Diesa-Green died by misadventure after taking the synthetic cannabinoid, and said illicit drugs were widely available in the prison at the time.
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Inspectors praised Haverigg without knowing details of a death weeks earlier
An inquest jury found that HMP Haverigg failed to note a prisoner’s depression and worries or offer him reassurance. Two weeks after his death, inspectors rated safety at the open prison as good.
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Inquest jury finds missed chances to spot TB in Lowdham Grange prisoner
Jurors found that prison and healthcare staff missed opportunities to identify the tuberculosis that led to the death of Alvaro Mendoza Sillerico in November 2024.
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Coroner warns of information gaps after prisoner’s murder at HMP Nottingham
An assistant coroner found that staff at HMP Nottingham did not know, or did not understand, the psychological history of the man who killed Jonathan Thornton in June 2024.
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Inquest jury finds failings contributed to Spice death at HMP Lowdham Grange
Mark Bates died at the Nottinghamshire prison in March 2025 with three Spice-type drugs in his system. A jury found that a missed psychiatric review and failures in suicide and self-harm checks significantly contributed.
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Inquest hears fire detectors at Eastwood Park were out of date before fatal cell blaze
Clare Dupree died after a fire in her cell at the women’s prison in December 2022. Jurors heard that an inspection had flagged problems with the alarm system ten months earlier.