§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list(a) suicide rates for each of the last five years at Winchester prison and (b) the national prison average for the same period. [250]
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§ Beverley HughesThe rates and numbers of self-inflicted prisoner deaths at Winchester prison and establishments in England and Wales as a whole, are set out in the table. The Prison Service's new suicide prevention strategy targets prisoners most at risk in the types of prisons, mostly locals, where the risk of suicides is highest. There is an early focus on pilots in five establishments—including Winchester—with a range of changes that include physical improvements to reception and induction areas and more first night support centres and safe cells.
The number and rates of self-inflicted deaths for Winchester prison and all establishments in England and Wales between 1 January 1997 and 21 June 2001 Winchester prison England and Wales Year Number Rate per 100,000 Number Rate per 100,000 1997 2 349 68 111 1998 5 710 82 125 1999 2 406 91 140 2000 4 984 81 125 2001 2 1383 29 — 1 Rate based on average year population up to 31 May 2001