§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all deaths since 1 January 1991 of persons detained in prison service custody stating in each case the age, sex and ethnic background of the deceased, the cause of death, the inquest verdict, whether the person was on remand or sentenced and the establishment concerned.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe information is given in the table.
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Establishment Status Age Sex Ethnicity of death Cause verdict Inquest Norwich S 30 M 2 Asthma attack Open Kirkham S 54 M No trace Heart attack No inquest1 Grendon S 37 M 1 Hanging Suicide Pentonville IA 32 M 7 Acute cardiac failure2 Not yet held Cardiff U 33 M 1 Overdose Suicide whilst balance of mind disturbed Winchester U 40 M 1 Hanging Suicide Haverigg S 25 M 1 Hanging Open Leicester S 65 M 1 Lung cancer Natural Stafford S 29 M 1 Hanging Open Usk S 52 M 1 Heart attack Natural Maidstone S 64 M 1 Cerebral haemorrhage Natural Birmingham U 41 M 1 Overdose Suicide Norwich U 49 M 1 Overdose Misadventure Swaleside S 41 M 2 Pulmonary aneurysm Natural Garth S 49 M 1 Heart attack Natural Stoke Heath U 19 M 1 Hanging Suicide Long Lartin S 52 M 1 Overdose Suicide Leeds U 30 M 1 Hanging Suicide 1992 Risley U 24 F 2 Drug poisoning Misadventure Hull U 30 M 1 Hanging Suicide Moorland S 19 M 1 Hanging3 Not held Winchester S 72 M 1 Prostatic cancer Natural Bristol U 40 M 1 Hanging Suicide Dorchester S 31 M 1 Hanging Open Durham U 21 M 1 Hanging Suicide Lincoln S 44 M 1 Cardiac arrest Natural Feltham U 18 M 1 Hanging Open Liverpool S 53 M 1 Meningitis Natural Glen Parva U 20 M 1 Hanging Suicide Pentonville U 36 M 1 Hanging Open Wakefield S 67 M 1 Cerebral infarction Natural Feltham U 20 M 1 Hanging Suicide due to abnormality of the mind Pentonville U 25 M 1 Hanging Suicide while balance of mind disturbed Wayland S 46 M 1 Stabbed Not held Norwich U 24 M 2 Hanging Suicide while suffering from psychotic illness Stafford S 23 M 3 Hanging Open Wakefield S 45 M 1 Brain haemorrhage Natural Norwich S 25 M 1 Brain abscess Natural Cardiff U 40 M 1 Overdose Death by drug dependency Wakefield S 38 M 1 Hanging Suicide while in a depressed state Lincoln S 65 M 1 Myocardial infarction Natural Deerbolt S 16 M 1 Hanging Suicide Long Lartin S 59 M 1 Respiratory failure Natural Liverpol U 22 M 1 Hanging Suicide Pentonville U 33 M 7 Overdose Suicide Hull U 23 M 1 Hanging Not yet held Manchester U 53 M 1 Myocardial ischaemia Natural Highpoint S 54 M 1 Acute myocardial ischaemia Natural Leeds U 21 M 1 Hanging Accidental Lewes U 23 M 1 Hanging Misadventure Swaleside S 30 M 2 Hanging Misadventure aggrevated by lack of care Wandsworth S 68 M no trace Occlusive coronary atheroma Natural Styal S 20 F 1 Hanging Misadventure Highpoint S 28 M 7 Cardiac arrythmia Natural Birmingham U 24 M 2 Hanging Suicide Brinsford U 19 M 1 Hanging Open Manchester U 31 M 1 Ischaemic heart disease Natural Wandsworth S 39 M 1 Carcinoma of small intestine Natural Wellingborough S 47 M 1 Hanging Suicide Kingston S 45 M 1 Epileptic fit Natural Wakefield S 69 M 1 Broncho-pneumonia Natural Ashwell S 21 M 1 Hanging Suicide Bullingdon S 61 M 1 Carcinoma tosis Natural Hindley S 18 M 1 Hanging Not yet held Parkhurst S 51 M 1 Epileptic fit Accidental Leyhill S 49 M 1 Cardiac camponade Natural
Establishment Status Age Sex Ethnicity of death Cause verdict Inquest Maidstone S 37 M 1 Asphyxia Suicide Send S 27 M 2 Haemolytic streptoccal septicaemia Natural Elmley U 40 M 1 Hanging Not yet held Belmarsh S 40 M 1 Pneumocystis carinii Natural Wakefield S 60 M 1 Myocardial infarction Natural Stocken S 50 M 4 Myocardial infarction No Inquest4 Liverpool S 39 M 1 Coronary occlusion Not yet held Holloway S 30 F 1 Hanging Not yet held Maidstone S 69 M 1 Carcinomatosis Natural Wakefield S 47 M 1 Myocardial Insufficiency Natural Pentonville U 21 M 1 Hanging Not yet held Leyhill S 52 M 1 Gastro-intestinal haemorrhage Natural Norwich S 32 M 1 Hanging Suicide The Verne S 54 M 7 Pulmonary embolism Natural Durham U 25 M 1 Hanging Suicide Gartree S 51 M 1 Asphyxiation Suicide Parkhurst S 43 M 1 Hanging Open Belmarsh S 26 M 1 Brain haemorrhage Not yet held Parkhurst S 56 M 1 Acute myocardial infarction Not yet held Ashwell S 30 M 4 Hanging Not yet held Littlehey S 21 M 1 Overdose Not yet held Cardiff U 30 M 1 Not held5 Long Lartin S 35 M 1 Hanging Suicide Leeds U 22 M 1 Hanging Suicide Leicester U 28 M 1 Hanging Not yet held Brixton U 27 M 1 Hanging Not yet held Ashwell S 28 M 1 Heart attack Not yet held Wormwood Scrubs U 40 M 1 Hanging Not yet held Bullingdon U 28 M 1 Hanging Not yet held 1993 Highdown U 27 M 1 Hanging Not yet held Leicester U 26 M 1 Hanging Not yet held Canterbury U 36 M 1 Hanging Not yet held Lancaster S 32 M Not held6 Risley S 44 M 1 Heart attack Not yet held Durham S 27 M 1 Hanging Not yet held North Sea Camp S 48 M 1 Peripheral neuropathy Not yet held Norwich S 65 M 1 Hypertensive heart disease Not yet held Wetherby S 20 M 1 Hanging Not yet held Belmarsh U 29 M 1 Awaiting post mortem result Not yet held Hollesley Bay S 21 M No trace Brain haemorrhage Not yet held Hull S 44 M 1 Hanging Not yet held 1 Prisoner died in outside hospital where he had been for three weeks prior to his death. 2 Post mortem failed to reveal the exact cause of death, but concluded there was a 'strong possibility of acute cardiac failure' and a more remote possibility of asphyxia. 3 Cell mate charged with murder. Trial yet to be held. 4 Died in outside hospital. 5 Cell mate charged with murder. 6 Two prisoners charged with murder. Notes:
(1) Status:
S—Sentenced
U—Unsentenced, including convicted prisoners who have not yet been sentenced
IA—Detained under the Immigration Act
(2) Ethnicity:
1—White
2—West Indian or Guyanese
3—Indian
4—Pakistani
5—Bangladeshi
6—Chinese
7—African
8—Arab
9—Mixed Origin
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§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all deaths of people who have died in police custody or otherwise with the police since 1989 to include the age, sex and ethnic background of the deceased, the cause of death, offence charged with if relevant, and the inquest verdict.
§ Mr. Charles WardleDetails of deaths in police custody during 1989 for all forces except the Metropolitan police were published in the annual report of Her Majesty's chief inspector of constabulary. Those for 1990 and 1991 were published in Home Office "Statistical Bulletins" 12/91 and 4/92 respectively. Figures for 1992 are currently being collated and will appear in a further bulletin.
Deaths which occurred in the Metropolitan police district are published in the Commissioner's annual report. Details of the ethnic background of the deceased are not recorded.