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PPO Learning Lessons bulletin Segregation

Ombudsman calls for Segregation to be used more sparingly for prisoners at risk of self-harm.

June 9, 2015

“Prisoners at risk of suicide and self-harm should only be kept in segregation units in exceptional circumstances, yet the number of prisoners who killed themselves in these austere settings is at its highest level for nearly a decade,”, said Nigel… Read More

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