§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all the self-inflicted deaths that have occurred in Scottish prison establishments over the past 10 years, giving details of the name, age, status, offence and inquest verdict of each of the deceased and the names of the prisons in which the deaths occurred.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonResponsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Scottish Prison Service under its chief executive, Mr. E. W. Frizzell. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Mr. Tony Worthington, dated 5 May 1994:
617WLord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your Question about self-inflicted deaths in Scottish penal establishments over the past 10 years, including details of the prisoners' name, age, status and offence and the outcome of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into each death.The information requested is provided, save for the details of the prisoners' offence (or alleged offence): this information is not meanwhile available and I shall write to you again as soon as our researches are complete.618W619W
Date Name Age Establishment Sentence or remand Determination 15 April 1983 Edward Witts Graham 23 Barlinnie Remand Hanging 6 July 1983 John Beagan 51 Edinburgh Life Hanging 14 August 1983 Robert King 18 Glenochil YOI 3 years Hanging 28 August 1983 Thomas Mochar 26 Barlinnie 20 months Hanging 1984 16 January 1984 Hugh Morrow 35 Barlinnie Remand Hanging 16 February 1984 William McDonald 16 Glenochil DC Remand Hanging 2 March 1984 Thomas William Kerr 39 Barlinnie Remand Hanging 27 September 1984 Martyn Liston 27 Edinburgh Remand Hanging 15 November 1984 Arthur Padden 48 Barlinnie Remand Inhalation of toxic fumes in cell fire 1985 26 January 1985 Kenneth Peter Isherwood 47 Perth Remand Hanging 18 February 1985 Angus Stewart Boyd 17 Glenochil DC 3 months Hanging 24 February 1985 Robert Kelly 38 Barlinnie Remand Hanging 13 April 1985 Derek John Richard Harris 16 Glenochil YOI 3 months Hanging 2 June 1985 John Stanley Buchanan 25 Barlinnie 6 years Hanging 20 June 1985 John Joseph Sinclair 33 Barlinnie 5 years Hanging 1986 16 February 1986 William Myles Moorehouse 25 Perth 5 years Jumping 24 March 1986 Frank Lee 18 Edinburgh Remand Hanging 22 April 1986 Jack Blake 55 Barlinnie Life Jumping 11 June 1986 Jean Margaret McLean 27 Cornton Vale Remand Hanging 16 June 1986 Christopher Phillips 27 Barlinnie 18 months Hanging 6 July 1986 John Hendry Swindle 22 Perth 3 years Hanging 21 August 1986 Jarvis Torrance 50 Barlinnie Remand Hanging 1987 3 June 1987 Peter Barnes 26 Edinburgh Remand Hanging 1 August 1987 Terence Bryce 29 Barlinnie 6 months Hanging 30 October 1987 Gerald Stafford 31 Barlinnie Remand Hanging 31 October 1987 Thomas William Kerr 17 Dumfries Remand Hanging 5 November 1987 John William Dwyer 34 Glenochil Life Hanging 28 December 1987 Kenneth Alexander Heron 21 Glenochil 4 years Inhalation of vomit, asphyxia and solvent abuse 28 December 1987 Anthony Boyle 23 Barlinnie Remand Hanging 1988 30 January 1988 Hugh McGarvie 26 Barlinnie 3 months + 3 months c/c Hanging 3 March 1988 Alexander Nicol 29 Barlinnie 3 months Hanging 27 March 1988 George Smart 49 Barlinnie Remand Hanging 5 June 1988 Ian Barrie Connor 25 Barlinnie Remand Hanging 14 June 1988 Gordon McRae 27 Glenochil 3 years Hanging 1 July 1988 Alan McGavin 24 Barlinnie Life Hanging 13 August 1988 John McLean 30 Barlinnie Remand Hanging 1989 7 February 1989 George Ferguson 39 Barlinnie Remand Self-inflicted wounds to left arm 5 March 1989 Martin McRae 31 Shotts Life Hanging 4 June 1989 James Welsh 59 Aberdeen Remand Hanging 14 July 1989 Derek Wood 26 Perth 9 years Hanging 26 July 1989 Philip McVeigh 22 Shotts 2 years Hanging 3 December 1989 William Diffin 18 Polmont 3 months Hanging 1990 9 June 1990 Edward Ronald 30 Barlinnie Remand Hanging 31 July 1990 Robert Wilson Campbell 39 Barlinnie Life Hanging 26 September 1990 Archibald McCallum 25 Barlinnie Remand Self strangulation 1991 3 January 1991 Raymond Langlands 34 Perth 2 years Hanging 25 January 1991 Thomas McDougall 27 Greenock 3 months Hanging 28 July 1991 Thomas Hutchison 32 Barlinnie 60 days Hanging 23 September 1991 Ernest M. S. Craig 19 Longriggend Remand Hanging 1992 11 February 1992 Steven Greig 19 Polmont Remand Hanging 27 February 1992 John Galbraith 31 Barlinnie 30 days Hanging 22 March 1992 Peter Nichol Goldie 19 Polmont 5 months, 4 months, 3 months c/c Hanging
Date Name Age Establishment Sentence or remand Determination 15 June 1992 Richard Simon Lowe 26 Edinburgh 3 years Hanging 9 July 1992 Syrup Metha Ullah 37 Edinburgh 5 years + 5 years c/c Hanging 25 August 1992 Philip Goulding 31 Dumfries Remand Hanging 3 September 1992 William McLeod 28 Edinburgh Remand Hanging 18 October 1992 Anthony Shivers 25 Barlinnie Remand Hanging 2 November 1992 John Sime 45 Edinburgh Remand Hanging 1993 13 January 1993 Stewart Sawyers 23 Greenock Remand Hanging 7 April 1993 Robert Greer 28 Perth Life Hanging 22 August 1993 George Fleming 45 Edinburgh Remand Jumping 20 September 1993 Thomas Lafferty 21 Polmont 5 years Hanging 17 December 1993 Gary McGonigle 23 Barlinnie Remand Hanging c/c = Concurrent sentence.