PFD · Category
State Custody related deaths
357 reports
57 areas
Earliest: Aug 2013
Latest: 8 Apr 2026
76% response rate (above 63% average). 59% of classified responses show concrete action taken. Reports rose 40% from 25 (2023) to 35 (2024).
AI Classification
Action Taken
59%
Action Planned
27%
Noted
13%
Disputed
1%
PFD Reports
| Ref | Deceased | Date | Coroner area | Addressees | Responses identified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-0200 | Jonathan Thornton | 8 Apr 2026 | Nottingham and Nottinghamshire | HMP Nottingham Ministry of Justice +3 | 0/5 |
| 2026-0205 | Mark Smith | 7 Apr 2026 | Inner South London | 1. Chief Executive Officer, P… Chief Executive Officer, Prac… +4 | 0/6 |
| 2026-0172 | Thomas Ruggiero | 24 Mar 2026 | Ian Potter | HMP Swaleside | 1/1 |
| 2026-0171 | Thomas Ruggiero | 24 Mar 2026 | Ian Potter | Oxlease NHS Foundation Trust | 1/1 |
| 2026-0170 | Thomas Ruggiero | 24 Mar 2026 | Ian Potter | Department for Prison, Probat… | 0/1 |
| 2026-0168 | Ronald Meikle | 24 Mar 2026 | Milton Keynes | Central & North West London N… Chief Inspector of Prisons +4 | 2/6 |
| 2026-0159 | Luke Ashcroft | 20 Mar 2026 | Lincolnshire | HMP Lincoln Ministry of Justice | 2/2 |
| 2026-0181 | Clare Dupree | 18 Mar 2026 | Avon | Director General Operations Ministry of Justice | 1/2 |
| 2026-0100 | Rajwinder Singh | 19 Feb 2026 | Inner West London | HMP Wandsworth NHS England +1 | 3/3 |
| 2026-0097 | Edward Hands | 17 Feb 2026 | Bedfordshire and Luton | HMP Bedford Ministry of Justice +1 | 3/3 |
| 2026-0073 | Gareth Chumber-Kelly | 9 Feb 2026 | North London | HMP Pentonville HMPPS +2 | 2/4 |
| 2026-0077 | Josh Tarrant (3) | 9 Feb 2026 | Mid Kent & Medway | HMP Elmley | 1/1 |
| 2026-0076 | Josh Tarrant (2) | 9 Feb 2026 | Mid Kent & Medway | Probation and Reducing Reoffe… Prisons, Probation and Reduci… | 0/2 |
| 2026-0075 | Josh Tarrant (1) | 9 Feb 2026 | Mid Kent & Medway | NHS England | 2/1 |
| 2026-0071 | Emmett Morrison | 6 Feb 2026 | Worcestershire | Prison, Probation and Reducin… Probation and Reducing Offend… | 1/2 |
| 2026-0194 | Rickie Poon | 4 Jan 2026 | Inner North London | HM Prison Pentonville Practice Plus Group | 1/2 |
| 2025-0080 | Anthony Binfield | 17 Dec 2025 | Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire | HMP Lowdham Grange | 1/1 |
| 2025-0625 | Sundeep Ghuman | 15 Dec 2025 | London Inner South | HMP Belmarsh Ministry of Justice | 1/2 |
| 2025-0610 | Oliver Mulangala | 8 Dec 2025 | Surrey | HMP High Down HMPPS +2 | 1/4 |
| 2026-0015 | Stuart Berry | 1 Dec 2025 | Essex | Essex Partnership University … HCRG +2 | 3/4 |
| 2025-0596 | Aminata Coulibaly | 26 Nov 2025 | Essex | Chief Constable of Essex Poli… | 1/1 |
| 2025-0594 | Diana Grant | 24 Nov 2025 | Surrey | [REDACTED] CEO, NHS England [REDACTED] The Secretary of S… | 2/2 |
| 2025-0591 | Steven Ruddick | 18 Nov 2025 | County Durham and Darlington | GeoAmey HM Prison Service | 1/2 |
| 2025-0567 | Matthew Singh Prevention of future deaths report | 5 Nov 2025 | North Wales (East and Central) | Ministry of Justice c/o Gover… Governor, HMP Berwyn | 1/2 |
| 2025-0536 | Steven Davidson | 21 Oct 2025 | Essex | HCRG Care Group | 1/1 |