Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 10
10
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Research commissioned by HMPPS found that the prison environment, including the condition of accommodation, played...
Conclusion
Research commissioned by HMPPS found that the prison environment, including the condition of accommodation, played a role in how prisoners behave.20 Between 2015 and 2018, among adult prisoners, key indicators of poor safety in prisons reached all- time highs. This included a 110% increase in prisoner assaults on staff; a 63% increase in prisoner-on-prisoner assaults; and an alarming 73% increase in self-harm incidents. In addition, between 2015 and 2018, there were 378 self-inflicted deaths in prison custody.21 We heard from Professor Dominique Moran, who told us that records levels of self-harm and violence within prisons came at immense personal cost to the prisoners and staff involved, as well as carrying significant costs for the prison system.22
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The government response merely restated the committee's observation about the link between prison environment and prisoner behavior, and statistics on assaults, self-harm, and deaths, without adding any new information or committing to action.
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Research commissioned by HMPPS found that the prison environment, including the condition of accommodation, played a role in how prisoners behave. Between 2015 and 2018, among adult prisoners, key indicators of poor safety in prisons reached all- time highs. This included a 110% increase in prisoner assaults on staff; a 63% increase in prisoner-on-prisoner assaults; and an alarming 73% increase in self-harm incidents. In addition, between 2015 and 2018, there were 378 self-inflicted deaths in
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