Source · Deaths in custody
PPO Fatal Incident Reports
6,470 incidents
5,745 published
1,502 recommendations
1,653 self-inflicted
3,404 natural causes
Deaths in custody investigated by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman. 26% of deaths are self-inflicted. Source: PPO.
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Learning & thematic publications
| Title | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Report 2025 to 2026 | Annual report | Jul 2026 | |
| PPO response to JSC Inquiry into Children and Young Adults in the Secure Estate | Consultation response | Jun 2026 | |
| Fatal Incident Investigations Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 21: Segregation | Learning Lessons Bulletin | Mar 2026 | |
| Fatal Incident Investigations Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 22: Self-inflicted deaths in reception prisons | Learning Lessons Bulletin | Mar 2026 | |
| Fatal Incident Investigations Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 20: Epilepsy | Learning Lessons Bulletin | Nov 2025 | |
| Annual Report 2024 to 2025 | Annual report | Jul 2025 | |
| Policy into Practice: Handling of prisoners’ property | Policy into Practice | Mar 2025 | |
| Policy into Practice: Handling of property complaints | Policy into Practice | Mar 2025 | |
| Complaints Investigations Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 11: Property complaints | Learning Lessons Bulletin | Mar 2025 | |
| PPO response to JSC inquiry into Rehabilitation and Resettlement | Consultation response | Feb 2025 | |
| PPO response to JHAC Inquiry into Prison Culture | Consultation response | Feb 2025 | |
| PPO response to JSC Tackling Drugs in Prison Inquiry | Consultation response | Feb 2025 | |
| Policy into Practice: Emergency Response | Policy into Practice | Jan 2025 | |
| PPO response to the Independent Sentencing Review 2024/25 call for evidence | Consultation response | Jan 2025 | |
| Fatal Incident Investigations Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 19: Post-release death investigations 2 | Learning Lessons Bulletin | Jul 2024 | |
| Annual report 2022-23 | Annual report | Jul 2024 | |
| Annual Report 2023-24 | Annual report | Jul 2024 | |
| Policy into practice: Use of force | Policy into Practice | Feb 2024 | |
| PPO response to the inquiry into prison population and capacity | Consultation response | Nov 2023 | |
| Fatal Incident Investigations Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 18: Self-inflicted deaths of IPP prisoners | Learning Lessons Bulletin | Sep 2023 | |
| Fatal Incident Investigations Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 17: Post-release death investigations | Learning Lessons Bulletin | Jan 2023 | |
| Investigating deaths after release from prison – a pilot evaluation | Learning Lessons Bulletin | Jan 2023 | |
| PPO response to the inquiry into the Prison Operational Workforce | Consultation response | Jan 2023 | |
| Annual Report 2021-22 | Annual report | Oct 2022 | |
| Policy into Practice: Use of restraints on escort | Policy into Practice | Sep 2022 | |
| PPO Response to the Inquiry into IPP sentences | Consultation response | Jan 2022 | |
| Fatal Incident Investigations Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 16: Second wave COVID-19 related deaths | Learning Lessons Bulletin | Dec 2021 | |
| Annual Report 2020-21 | Annual report | Sep 2021 | |
| PPO responses to the Inquiry into Women in Prison | Consultation response | Aug 2021 | |
| Fatal Incident Investigations Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 15: COVID-19 PPO fatal incident investigations | Learning Lessons Bulletin | Feb 2021 |
Incidents
| Name | Establishment | Cause | Status | Date of death | Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Maniatt | Ty Newydd Approved Premises | Other | Published | — | 3 |
| Ian Huntley | HMP Frankland | In progress | — | — | |
| Matthew Hayward | HMP Peterborough | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Tristan Roberts | HMP Exeter | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Adrian Stanton | HMP Featherstone | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Sarah Jackson | HMP/YOI Styal | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| David Fuge | HMP Wymott | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Jack Bawden | HMP Chelmsford | In progress | — | — | |
| Scott Turley | HMP Peterborough | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Theophile Kaliviotis | Brook House Immigration Removal Centre | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Manuel Bello | Box Tree Cottage Approved Premises | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Lee Clay | HMP Nottingham | In progress | — | — | |
| Kate Allen | HMP/YOI Low Newton | In progress | — | — | |
| Steven Kempster | HMP Exeter | In progress | — | — | |
| Jason Simmons | HMP Exeter | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Andrew Thompson | HMP/YOI Doncaster | Natural | Published | — | — |
| Harry Edwards | HMP Ranby | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Warren Arter | HMP Wandsworth | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Andrew Cooper | HMP Winchester | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Lloyd Ramsbottom | HMP Stoke Heath | In progress | — | — | |
| John Mclaren | HMP Hull | In progress | — | — | |
| Thomas Haigh | HMP Manchester | In progress | — | — | |
| Stanley Brown | HMP Liverpool | In progress | — | — | |
| Stephen Dixon-Waterworth | HMP Wealstun | In progress | — | — | |
| Martin Ryan | HMP Cookham Wood | In progress | — | — | |
| Waleed Ali | HMP Wandsworth | Self-inflicted | Published | — | 1 |
| Robert Wiseman | Lightfoot House Approved Premises | In progress | — | — | |
| Kyle Watts | Deer Park Approved Premises | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Jeffrey Long | HMP/YOI Moorland | In progress | — | — | |
| Thomas James | HMP Wandsworth | In progress | — | — | |
| Jamie Evans | HMP Kirkham | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Andrew Monaghan | HMP Lindholme | In progress | — | — | |
| Michael Shilton | HMP Stafford | Natural | Published | — | — |
| Scott Kelly | HMP/YOI Doncaster | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Connor Bresland | HMP Exeter | In progress | — | — | |
| Reginald Robinson | HMP The Verne | In progress | — | — | |
| Glenn Brown | Holbeck House Approved Premises | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Jacob Blow | HMP Exeter | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| George Armstrong | HMP Holme House | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Paul Miller | HMP Kirklevington Grange | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Darren Snowdon | HMP Ranby | In progress | — | — | |
| John Bain | HMP The Mount | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| John Casey | HMP Birmingham | In progress | — | — | |
| Carl Hyde | HMP Stocken | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Jason Walker | HMP Lincoln | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| John Digweed | HMP Garth | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Michael Beer | HMP Cardiff | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Khia Dawe | HMP Exeter | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| David Kettle | HMP Erlestoke | Pending inquest | — | — | |
| Mark Penfold | HMP Highpoint | Natural | Published | — | — |