HC Deb 03 May 1990 vol 171 cc670-1W
Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all deaths during 1989 and the first quarter of 1990 of persons detained in prison department establishments, stating in each case the age and sex of the inmate, the cause of death, the inquest verdict, whether the inmate was sentenced or on remand, the establishment where the inmate was detained, and whether the death occurred there or in an outside hospital.

Mr. Mellor

The information is given in the table. Deaths occurred within the establishment unless otherwise indicated.

Date Establishment Age Sex Status3 Cause of death Inquest verdict
3 June Brixton 39 M R Hanging Accidental
13 June Manchester 47 M R Not known Not yet held
19 June Liverpool 42 M S Heart attack Natural causes
10 July Exeter 25 M R Hanging Suicide
10 July Brixton 25 M R Hanging Open
19 July Lancaster 22 M S Hanging Suicide
19 July Ackington 49 M S Heart attack Not yet held
31 July Norwich1 42 M S Heart attack Natural causes
2 August Stafford 46 M S Cancer Not yet held
4 August Leicester1 28 M R Kidney failure Natural causes
5 August Rochester 22 M R Hanging Suicide
6 August The Verne 35 M S Heart attack Not yet held
14 August Birmingham 25 M s Asthmatic attack Natural causes
18 August Brixton2 41 M S Hanging Open
24 August Full Sutton 33 M S Heart attack Natural causes
26 August Brixton 25 M R Hanging Not yet held
31 August Wormwood Scrubs 29 M R Hanging Suicide
13 September Garth 28 M S Hanging Suicide
26 September Cardiff 25 M R Hanging Accidental
30 September Shepton Mallet 21 M S Hanging Suicide
1 October Rochester 18 M R Hanging Not yet held
15 October Canterbury 24 M R Hanging Suicide
18 October Brixton 35 M R Hanging Accidental
19 October Stafford 50 M S Lung disease Natural causes
20 October Bristol 26 M R Hanging Suicide
22 October Norwich 52 M S Heart attack Natural causes
23 October Channings Wood 26 M S Heart attack Natural causes
24 October Rochester 49 M S Heart attack Not yet held
31 October Hindley 19 M R Hanging Suicide
2 November Brixton 33 M R Pneumonia Not yet held
3 November Wandsworth 69 M S Not known Not yet held
4 November Swansea 18 M R Hanging Not yet held
13 November Leeds 52 M R Hanging Suicide
19 November Stafford 53 M S Cancer Not yet held
6 December Brixton 58 M R Heart attack Natural causes aggravated by lack of care
10 December Long Lartin 29 M S Cut artery Suicide
10 December Shepton Mallet 31 M S Influenza Natural causes
23 December Manchester 19 M S Hanging Not yet held
24 December Glen Parva 19 M s Hanging Not yet held
28 December Liverpool 39 M R Brain haemorrhage/pheumonia Not yet held
1990
6 January Durham 20 M S Hanging Not yet held
6 January Bristol 22 M S Hanging Suicide
10 January Lincoln 46 M R Suffocation Open
14 January Winchester 69 M R Unknown Not yet held
25 January Manchester 37 M R Hanging Not yet held
10 February Reading1 35 M S Brain haemorrhage Not yet held
14 February Winchester 19 M R Hanging Not yet held
21 February Camp Hill 24 M S Hanging Not yet held
22 February Bedford 29 M R Hanging Not yet held
28 February Hindley1 18 M R Hanging Not yet held
2 March Brixton 29 M R Hanging Not yet held
2 March Manchester 37 M R Hanging Not yet held
3 March Pentonville 34 M R Asphyxiation Misadventure
14 March Wakefield 56 M S Heart attack Not yet held
16 March Durham 27 M S Hanging Not yet held
23 March Bristol 31 M R Hanging Not yet held
1 Inmate died in an outside hospital.
2 Inmate died in a Crown court cell.
3 Status: S—Sentenced; R—Remand; I—Immigration Act detention.