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On our website we have updated the list of current fatal incident investigations we are carrying out including name, location and date of death, which you can view here: ppo.gov.uk/death-investig…

In our 2024 to 2025 Annual Report published today, Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Adrian Usher shares concern for prison capacity issues due to an increase in prisoner deaths and the number of complaints received. Click the link to read the report: ppo.gov.uk/corporate_docu…

We have updated the list of current fatal incident investigations we are carrying out including name, location and date of death. You can view this on our website here: ppo.gov.uk/death-investig…

10 things I've learnt from the 2024/25 Prisons & Probation Ombudsman Annual Report Tragically, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman started investigations into 486 deaths last year, a 35% increase on the year before. russellwebster.com/10-things-ive-…

5,267 complaints were received in 2024 to 2025, 15% more than the previous year. Unsurprisingly, 5,100 of these were about prisons. Some of this rise will be as a direct consequence of a system under strain.

As in previous years, property was the most common category of complaints we completed in 2024 to 2025 (35%). We repeatedly see issues where staff fail to handle property, and we have found that prisons are insufficiently motivated to improve property practices.

PPO should have the power to fine prisons for losing property. Failing to take property seriously is a failure to take relationships seriously.

This might sound like a minor issue, but a very high number of prisoners are jailed for property crimes. When we put them in a system which also has no respect for property rights, how on Earth can we expect them to change? Prisons should be fair, scrupulously honest and

.HMI Prisons annual report stated 39% of prisoners told them it was easy to get drugs. Drones are becoming more sophisticated and being used to deliver drugs into prison. The prison service need to be relentless in their drive to prevent synthetic opioids getting into prison.

Thanks InsideTime for sharing our latest annual report with your readers: insidetime.org/newsround/pris…

We are acutely aware that when a prisoner dies, bereaved families want answers to their questions quickly. We started investigations into 486 deaths last year, a 35% increase. We are concerned that 100 of these were self-inflicted deaths. This is too many.

Depressing 35% increase in deaths in prison and other custody last year. At least 1 death at Brook House IRC which had pending Inquest this month. The Labour government must act quickly and now.

A desperately sad statistic. A prison sentence should never be a death sentence. There should be better access to #mentalhealthsupport in #prison #CJS

Locations & contact details for prisons and probation Helpful new MoJ map and lists of all properties russellwebster.com/contact-detail…

A major focus for our complaints team last year was the launch of IPCI Ambassadors in 47 prisons, with volunteer prisoners guiding others to know how and when to contact IPCI. Getting things sorted quickly and locally is the best outcome when things have gone wrong for prisoners.

Behind every complaint investigation is a prisoner for whom a swift resolution is incredibly important. We never lose sight of the fact our work has a real impact on the lives of individual people, so we pushed back 170 complaints to the establishments to reinvestigate properly.

On our website we have updated the list of current fatal incident investigations we are carrying out including name, location and date of death, which you can view here: ppo.gov.uk/death-investig…

Today we hosted a roundtable on property complaints in prisons to share learning from our latest Learning Lessons Bulletin with HMPPS Governors and Heads of Business Hubs. The useful discussion sparked conversation on some helpful changes that could improve the current system.

We have updated the list of current fatal incident investigations we are carrying out including name, location and date of death. You can view this on our website here: ppo.gov.uk/death-investig…

Last week Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Adrian Usher visited HMP Warren Hill "Conditions of Success" and HMPHollesleyBay prisons. Both visits were positive - Adrian had the opportunity to speak with both staff and prisoners separately and he was impressed by the accommodation at Hollesley Bay.