Imprisonment for Public Protection Imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences were introduced in 2005 and were designed to protect the public from serious or repeat offenders whose crimes did not merit a life sentence. Those sentenced to an IPP are… Read More
By Elizabeth Moody, Deputy Ombudsman (PPO’s Head of Fatal Incidents Investigations) The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has become increasingly concerned by the number of deaths we are investigating in prisons, probation approved premises and immigration removal centres in which drugs… Read More
PRISONERS are dying preventable deaths, particularly as a result of the alarming levels of drug abuse in jails, and some prisons and their health providers struggle to learn from investigations into deaths, according to Acting Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO)… Read More
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, who investigates deaths and complaints in prisons, echoed the findings of the Chief Inspector of Prisons’ report of an inspection at HMP Nottingham. The Acting PPO, Elizabeth Moody, said: “It is highly troubling that HMP… Read More
The past year saw an 11% rise in prison suicides, more deaths from natural causes and eligible complaints up 9%, said Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Nigel Newcomen. Today he published his sixth and final annual report and warned that these… Read More
Prison staff must take action to prevent further prison suicides among women, after 12 took their own lives in 2016, said Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) Nigel Newcomen. Today he published a bulletin on lessons that can be learned from… Read More
Storm Doris forced the Ombudsman to cancel his address to the Prison and Offender Research in Social Care and Health (PORSCH) Network in the North East region on 22 February. In his planned speech, he drew attention to the worrying… Read More
Last night, Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Nigel Newcomen and several of his senior management team met with Deborah Coles, Director of Inquest – the charity providing free advice to people bereaved by a death in custody and detention. Also in… Read More
On 16 November, Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Nigel Newcomen presented learning from his investigations into self-inflicted deaths in custody to delegates at the European Custody and Detention Summit at the Tower of London. Every state in Europe faces significant challenges… Read More
The number of prisoner deaths in which the use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) may have played a part has now risen to at least 58, said Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) Nigel Newcomen. Today he spoke to prison staff… Read More