NEW: Our Chair, @EmslieLynn, reflects on the IAPDC's work to prevent deaths in custody between Feb 2023 - Aug 2024 in her mid-term report. Read here:

'Driving improvements to safety through the Independent Sentencing Review.' Read the latest @InsideTimeUK article by our Chair, @EmslieLynn.

The latest data published by @MoJGovUK and @hmpps show there were 342 deaths in prison in 2024. Read our response here:

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People on remand are at significantly increased risk of suicide. In her column for @InsideTimeUK, our Chair @EmslieLynn sets out the importance of access to purposeful activities, family contact & mental health support to help keep remand prisoners safe.

NEW: We are very pleased to welcome Kate Eves and Andrew Harris as new members of the IAPDC. Read about their backgrounds and expertise here:

The @MoJGovUK is advertising a vacancy to join the IAPDC to lead and embed work to reduce deaths in custody. The deadline to apply is 24 December. More details about the vacancy here: More details about the IAPDC here:

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.@MoJGovUK & @HMPPS prison data released today show: ➡️317 deaths, a 4% increase compared to the previous year ➡️of these 88 were self-inflicted, a 4% decrease compared to the previous year ➡️record high number & rate of self-harm incidents Our response:

The @MoJGovUK's Independent Sentencing Review is a crucial step to improving safety. Read our full response below.

Data published by @policeconduct show a worrying upward trend in police custody deaths. In 2023/24 there were: ➡️24 deaths in or following police custody. ➡️ 68 apparent suicides within 48 hours of release from police custody. Read our statement here:

"While the SDS40 scheme may offer immediate relief, I am clear that without a long-term strategy we risk ending up with the same dangerously overcrowded conditions as before" - read IAPDC Chair @EmslieLynn's latest @InsideTimeUK article here.

NEW: Our Autumn 2024 IAPDC Newsletter provides updates on our latest work and our priorities for the remainder of the year.

The Chief Inspector’s annual report is a dire reminder of the risk to life in our closed institutions. Read our response to the annual report by @charlie_taylor6 @HMIPrisonsnews.

"My Panel and I firmly believe that a longer-term strategy and step change in policy-making processes is urgently needed to make sure that the prison service is never in this position again." - read @EmslieLynn's latest @InsideTimeUK article here.

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NEW: Our latest report identifies risk factors associated with premature death among people detained under the MHA. These include: ➡️Sociodemographic ➡️Clinical ➡️Patient history ➡️Institutional Read more below.

The latest @MoJGovUK & @HMPPS stats show: ➡️308 deaths in the 12 months to June 2024, 85 of which were self-inflicted. ➡️852 incidents of self-harm per 1,000 prisoners, a 16% increase from the previous 12-month period & the highest since records began.

We welcome the long awaited reform to the Mental Health Act and an introduction of a duty of candour in the King's Speech. These will help prevent future deaths by properly safeguarding individuals detained and ensuring learning from previous failings.