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
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, Nigel Newcomen, today spoke about new psychoactive substances (NPS) at a roundtable organised by thinktank Reform at their offices in Westminster. He writes below about the learning on NPS drawn from his investigations into deaths… Read More
The use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) is suspected to have played a part in the deaths of some prisoners, said Nigel Newcomen, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO). Today he published a bulletin on the lessons that can be… Read More