§ Mr. SheermanTo 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. MellorThe information is given in the table. Deaths occurred within the establishment unless otherwise indicated.
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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.