HC Deb 26 April 1991 vol 189 cc561-3W
Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all deaths that have occured in 1990 of persons detained in prison department establishments, stating, in each case, the age and sex of the inmates and 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

Deaths of inmates in Her Majesty's prison service custody in 1990
Date Establishment Age Sex Status Cause of death Inquest verdict Location at time of death1
6 January Durham 20 M S Hanging2 Not yet held OL(SH)
6 January Bristol 22 M S Hanging Suicide OL(SI)
10 January Lincoln 46 M R Suffocation Open PH(SI)
14 January Winchester 69 M R Angina Natural PH(SI)
22 January Liverpool 47 M S Hanging Open PH(SI)
25 January Manchester 37 M R Hanging Suicide OL(SI)
10 February Reading 35 M S Brain haemorrhage Natural OH
14 February Winchester 19 M R Hanging Open OL(SH)
21 February Camp Hill 24 M S Hanging Suicide OL(SI)
22 February Bedford 29 M R Hanging Suicide OL(SH)
28 February Hindley 18 M R Hanging Suicide OH
2 March Brixton 29 M R Hanging Open PH(SI)
2 March Manchester 37 M R Hanging Suicide OL(SH)
3 March Pentonville 34 M R Asphyxiation Misadventure OL(SI)
14 March Wakefield 56 M S Heart attack Natural Yard
16 March Durham 27 M S Hanging Suicide OL(SI)
23 March Bristol 31 M R Hanging Suicide SEG(SI)
29 March Coldingley 24 M S Unknown Accidental —3
3 April Swansea 25 M R Hanging Suicide SEG(OP)(SH)
7 April Dartmoor 27 M S Fire Suicide OL(SI)
8 April Highpoint 59 M S Asphyxia Suicide OL(SI)
8 April Stocken 35 M S Heart attack Natural OL(SI)
11 April Wandsworth 31 M S Undetermined Open Recess
15 April Wakefield 49 M S Heart failure Natural OL(SI)
19 April Channings Wood 61 M S Carcinomatosis Natural OH
23 April Wayland 50 M S Heart failure Natural OL(SI)
26 April Wandworth 27 M R Meningitis Natural PH(SI)
9 May Wellingborough 54 M S Heart failure Natural OL(SI)
11 May Wakefield 58 M S Carcinoma bronchus Natural OH
18 May Exeter 31 M R Coronary sclerosis Natural OL(SH)
19 May Wormwood Scrubs 25 M R Hanging Misadventure OL(SH)
19 May Ashwell 61 M S Cancer Natural OH
20 May Acklington 26 M S Hanging Suicide OL(SI)
28 May Cardiff 70 M S Cancer Natural OH
4 June Durham 35 F S Hanging Suicide OL(SI)
20 June Liverpool 54 M S Cancer Natural OH
22 June The Verne 40 M S Heart attack Natural OL(SI)
25 June Hindley 18 M R Hanging Suicide SEG(GOAD)(SI)
25 June Hindley 18 M R Hanging Suicide in circumstances aggravated by lack of care SEG(GOAD)(SI)
26 June Bedford 27 M R Hanging Suicide PH(SI)
7 July Wakefield 52 M S Cerebral oedema Open OH
13 July Swansea 15 M R Hanging Open OH4
18 July Long Lartin 27 M S Stab wound Not yet held OH
20 July Wandsworth 29 M S Pneumonia Natural OH
21 July Parkhurst 55 M S Lung cancer Natural OH
25 July Lewes 32 M R Hanging Suicide SEG(OP)(SI)
29 July Standford Hill 25 M S Heart attack Natural OL(SI)
30 July Parkhurst 43 M S Drug overdose Accidental death SU(SI)
1 August Parkhurst 42 M S Heart attack Natural PH(SI)
5 August Winchester 41 M S Hanging Suicide in circumstances aggravated by lack of care OL(SI)
12 August Wakefield 31 M S Unknown Natural OH

occurred there or in an outside hospital and for where the death occurred within the prison whether the inmate was segregated either on the hospital wing or in the punishment block.

Mrs. Rumbold

The information is given in the table. Deaths occurred within the establishment unless otherwise indicated. None of the inmates located in the prison hospital at the time of death was segregated under rule 43 of the prison rules.

Date Establishment Age Sex Status Cause of death Inquest verdict Location at time of death1
12 August Leeds 17 M R Hanging Open OH5
15August Bristol 23 M S Hanging Open SEG(OP)(SI)
17 August Pentonville 43 M R Hanging Suicide while balance of mind disturbed PH(SI)
1 September Wandsworth 22 M S Hanging Suicide while balance of mind disturbed PH(SI)
5 September Birmingham 35 M S Hanging Not yet held OL(SI)
7 September Brixton 38 M R Hanging Accidental OH4
14 September North Sea Camp 37 M S Heart attack Natural —6
15 September Oxford 23 M S Hanging Suicide OL(SI)
16 September Brixton 39 M R Hanging Accidental OH
21 September Lewes 30 M S Hanging Accidental SEG(OP)(SI)
24 September Channings Wood 50 M S Cerebral oedema Misadventure —7
28 September Liverpool 29 M R Hanging Suicide OL(SI)
28 September Wormwood Scrubs 36 M S Coronary thrombosis Natural OL(SI)
29 September Hull 20 M R Hanging Suicide OH4
4 October Grendon 39 M S Hanging Suicide PH(SI)
12 October Brixton 29 M R Cerebral oedema Suicide OH
13 October Liverpool 27 M R Hanging Not yet held OH5
13 October Wakefield 36 M S Hanging Suicide OL(SI)
19 October The Verne 38 M S Hanging Open SEG(GOAD)(SI)
20 October Wandsworth 51 M S Cancer Natural OH
26 October Glen Parva 15 M S Hanging Open OL(SI)
26 October Wakefield 44 M S Pneumonia Natural PH(SI)
4 November Liverpool 28 M S Hanging Not yet held PH(SI)
11 November Durham 29 M S Hanging Suicide OL(SI)
13 November Wakefield 59 M S Astrocytoma Natural OH
13 November Reading 34 M S Heart attack Natural OL(SH)
16 November Frankland 35 M S Drug misuse Accidental OL(SI)
19 November Lincoln 52 M R Hanging Suicide Recess
19 November Maidstone 56 M S Shooting Not yet held —3
27 November Stocken 60 M S Heart attack Natural OH
1 December Wymott 45 M S Heart attack Not yet held OH3
3 December Brixton 28 M R Hanging Suicide in circumstances brought about by lack of care PH(SI)
13 December Liverpool 68 M S Heart disease Not yet held OH
16 December Haverigg 69 M S Heart attack Not yet held OL(SH)
24 December Manchester 38 M R Hanging Not yet held OL(SI)
29 December Canterbury 52 M R Induced heart failure Not yet held OL(SI)
31 December Portland 19 M S Hanging Open SEG(GOAD)
31 December Brixton 18 M R Hanging Not yet held —5
1 Key to location:
OL—Ordinary location within the establishment.
PH—Located in the prison hospital (including F wing at Brixton).
SEG(OP)—Located in the segregation unit for the inmate's own protection (rule 43).
SEG(GOAD)—Located in the segregation unit for reasons of good order and discipline (rule 43).
SU—Located in special unit for management of very disruptive prisoners.
OH—Outside hospital.
SH—Shared cell or room.
SI—Single cell or room.
2 Another inmate has been convicted of murder.
3 Inmate died while on home leave or temporary release
4 The inmate was found hanging in a single cell; death occurred in an outside hospital.
5 The inmate was found hanging in a shared cell; death occurred in an outside hospital.
6 Inmate died after absconding.
7 Inmate died while trying to escape.