§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in each of the last five years, how many prisoners have committed suicide(a) at HMP Winchester and (b) in total; if he will list the dates of all suicides committed at HMP Winchester; and if he will make a statement. [1086]
§ Ms Joyce QuinThe number of self-inflicted deaths at Winchester prison and for the whole prison estate over the requested period is shown in the table. For Winchester, the individual coroners' verdicts were as follows:
- 1993: open
- 1994: suicide
- 1996: 1 x open; 1 x suicide
- 1997: inquests still outstanding.
The Prison Service is committed to doing everything possible to reduce the likelihood of suicides occurring and is continuing to research prevention strategies.