Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 28310
Prisoners: Suicide
Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 11 February 2025
Question
David Smith
Labour — North Northumberland
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people took their own life in prison while serving an imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentence in 2024.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinThere were four self-inflicted deaths of those serving an indeterminate sentence for public protection in 2024. This information can be found in Table 1.7 of the 'Safety in custody: quarterly update to September 2024. Self-inflicted deaths are any deaths ...
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