Learning Library: Prisons

“Every life lost in prison is a tragedy. Every life saved goes virtually unnoticed”

— Independent Professional Advice on the prevention of self-inflicted deaths and self-harm at HMP Woodhill, Stephen Shaw, May 2017

Reports

ONS: Drug-related deaths and suicide in prison custody in England and Wales 2008-2016 (links opens in new window)
Talk to me: Prevention of Sucide Strategy 2016-2021 (link opens as a PDF in new window)
The Butler Trust: The Good Book of Prisons (link opens in new window)
University of Nottingham: Suicides in prisons review - September 2020 (link opens as PDF in new window)
NICE: Preventing suicide in community and custodial settings - 10 September 2018 (links opens as PDF in new window)
Health and Social Care Committee: Prison health - 1 November 2018 (link opens as PDF in new window)
PPO: Learning lessons reports (link opens as PDF in new window)
National Study of Self-Inflicted Death by Prisoners - University of Manchester, Department of Health and Social Care and NOMIS - January 2013 (link opens as PDF in new window)
INQUEST: Preventing the deaths of women in prison - June 2013 (link opens as PDF in new window)
PPO: Learning lessons bulletin - fatal incidents investigations - February 2016 (link opens as PDF in new window)
Howard League for Penal Reform: The cost of prison suicide - 2016 (link opens as PDF in new window)
Howard League for Penal Reform: Preventing prison suicide -perspectives from the insides - 2016 (link opens as PDF in new window)
National Audit Office: Mental health in prisons - 29 June 2017 (link opens as PDF in new window)
Suicide in prisons: an international study of prevalence and contributory factors - December 2017 (link opens as PDF in new window)
Howard League for Penal Reform: Preventing prison suicide -staff perspectives - 2017 (link opens as PDF in new window)
Advice on self-inflicted deaths and self-harm at HMP Woodhill, Stephen Shaw - 2017 (link opens as PDF in new window)
The British Journal of Psychiatry: Suicides in female prisoners in England and Wales, 1978–2004 - 2 January 2018 (link opens as PDF in new window)
A review of self-inflicted deaths in prison custody in 2016 - October 2018 (link opens as PDF in new window)
Prison suicides: What happens afterwards? - November 2018 (link opens as PDF in new window)
Suicide & self-harm prevention in prison: a summary of evidence relating to suicide and self harm in prison and how services can identify and support those at risk - 15 May 2019 (link opens as PDF in new window)
Office for National Statistics: male prisoners are 3.7 times more likely to die from suicide than the public - 25 July 2019 (link opens as PDF in new window)
PRT, Pact and INQUEST joint report: Keeping people safe in prison - 2019 (link opens as PDF in new window)
INQUEST: Deaths in prison - a national scandal - 22 January 2020 (link opens as PDF in new window)
Managing prisoner safety in custody: PSI 64/2011 - 27 January 2020 (link opens as PDF in new window)
MOJ/NOMS: Quick-time learning bulletin -safer cells - December 2020 (link opens as PDF in new window)
Prison Populations - 15 December 2020 (link opens as PDF in new window)
NPCC: National Strategy for Police Custody (link opens as PDF in new window)

Research

Other

Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID): Comments on preventing deaths in custody by Michael, former BID clients