Written question asked by Baroness Featherstone (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 23 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 January 2006. It was answered by Fiona Mactaggart (Labour) on Monday, 2 October 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.
Prisons
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many incidents of self-harm (a) occurred and (b) gave rise to the need for resuscitation in each prison in each of the last five years for which figures are available;
- Answer
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The number of recorded incidents of self-harm that occurred in each prison in each of the last five calendar years is shown in table A. The table includes all incidents of self-harm, however serious. Some individuals are responsible for multiple incidents.The number of recorded resuscitations following self-harm incidents that occurred in each prison in each of the last five calendar years is shown in the table B.As prisoners often arrive in prison during the second half of the day, their first day in prison (Day 1) is typically less than 16 hours; some of the day is spent in the custody of PECS (Prisoner Escort and Custody Services).The number of apparent self-inflicted deaths that occurred on Day 1 in each of the last five calendar years, and where the deaths occurred, is shown in table C. The number of apparent self-inflicted deaths that occurred on a prisoner's first complete day in prison (Day 2), and the prisons in which the deaths occurred, is shown in the table D. (Please note that these figures do not include those in the 'Day 1' chart.) The number of apparent self-inflicted deaths that occurred during a prisoner's first week in prison (Days 1-7), and where the deaths occurred, is shown in the table E.The numbers and percentages of male prisoner self-inflicted deaths for each of the last five calendar years, broken down by days following reception, are shown in tables F.The numbers and percentages of female prisoner self-inflicted deaths for each of the last five calendar years, broken down by days following reception, are shown in tables G.The Government recognise that prisoners are particularly at risk of self-harm in their early period in custody, coping with issues of fear of imprisonment, detoxification and/or the impact of arrest on their family. Prisoners in early custody are therefore subject to a number of policies and practices designed to enhance their safety. These include health screening upon arrival, the use of peer supporters ('Insiders') to offer information and support to new prisoners, and First Night and Induction procedures.
Table A Prison 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Acklington 13 14 15 28 47 77 Albany 5 7 20 69 94 36 Altcourse 110 143 93 168 166 112 Ashfield 130 185 213 286 239 168 Ashwell — — 1 2 7 9 Askham Grange — — 1 1 — 2 Aylesbury 116 12 36 22 81 112 Bedford 46 69 96 120 123 109 Belmarsh 63 109 73 74 123 87 Birmingham 41 118 150 117 97 205 Blakenhurst 97 200 237 463 322 151 Blantyre House — — — — — — Blundeston 11 17 13 18 19 11 Brinsford 47 25 122 70 23 67 Bristol 134 208 155 95 156 186 Brixton 83 74 128 119 69 86 Brockhill 118 138 377 674 475 274 Bronzefield — — — — 274 829 Buckley Hall 8 22 215 765 1,082 596 Bullingdon 67 34 28 48 37 34 Bullwood Hall 49 9 17 659 1,065 1,577 Camp Hill 20 11 93 76 26 31 Canterbury 27 27 29 3 12 11 Cardiff 16 37 41 56 99 68 Castington 91 98 82 92 89 92 Channings Wood 9 7 23 11 12 25 Chelmsford 19 12 13 43 70 98 Coldingley — 2 — — 5 — Cookham Wood 9 29 110 158 163 196 Dartmoor 24 37 51 35 30 41 Deerbolt 11 2 11 68 59 98 Doncaster 161 125 265 318 370 334 Dorchester 2 9 6 39 62 33 Dovegate — 19 105 153 93 162 Dover 1 2 17 43 40 34 Downview — 1 57 184 71 349 Drake Hall 4 — 30 18 23 42 Durham 268 431 364 538 417 364 East Sutton Park — — — — — — Eastwood Park 34 213 341 789 1,163 2,553 Edmunds Hill 121 239 214 140 33 29 Elmley 27 27 19 23 83 137 Erlestoke 2 — 1 5 — 4 Everthorpe 3 5 4 4 9 16 Exeter 36 82 48 31 65 107 Featherstone 9 11 10 32 18 12 Feltham 11 51 48 104 161 144 Ford 3 — 7 6 8 1 Forest Bank 108 141 248 214 257 199 Foston Hall 4 3 138 185 614 761 Frankland 37 27 29 32 105 180 Full Sutton 21 38 24 50 55 142 Garth 33 6 4 14 55 50 Gartree 1 2 7 16 11 11 Glen Parva 72 74 71 197 217 228 Gloucester 24 30 43 100 87 115 Grendon 1 8 8 13 2 2 Guys Marsh 5 5 5 34 17 13 Haslar 4 5 5 5 6 2 Hatfield 2 — 1 — — — Haverigg — — 3 9 3 11 Hewell Grange — — — — — — High Down 77 90 79 112 193 114 Highpoint 121 239 214 140 33 29 Hindley 6 9 31 76 46 155 Hollesley Bay 3 10 4 5 — — Holloway 245 604 907 958 1,184 1,383 Holme House 30 92 94 61 96 65 Hull 109 144 144 152 178 203 Huntercombe 6 5 6 56 73 68 Kingston 2 1 1 2 11 15 Kirkham — 2 — 2 1 3 Kirklevington — — — — — — Lancaster — 1 1 1 2 4 Lancaster Farms 22 18 20 23 15 79 Latchmere House — — — — — — Leeds 37 57 78 315 388 222 Leicester 121 285 208 127 141 137 Lewes 29 75 153 128 181 126 Leyhill 1 — 2 — 1 2 Lincoln 62 195 171 120 162 140 Lindholme 7 3 6 9 13 16 Littlehey 41 58 33 48 139 127 Liverpool 40 78 309 374 339 276 Long Lartin 1 9 30 15 12 15 Low Newton 22 108 284 387 798 1,102 Lowdham Grange 9 8 3 3 16 19 Maidstone 13 20 11 9 13 24 Manchester 60 252 193 324 255 238 Moorland 90 106 103 188 100 149 Morton Hall — 10 28 63 50 48 Mount 16 7 12 13 26 29 New Hall 124 329 357 1,689 1,125 1,021 North Sea Camp — — 1 1 — 1 Northallerton 32 53 19 28 56 16 Norwich 109 161 199 214 290 343 Nottingham 65 58 121 175 135 99 Onley 1 76 141 195 86 86 Oxford — — — — — — Parc 107 135 204 326 250 343 Parkhurst 20 79 125 182 140 83 Pentonville 212 159 153 186 104 232 Peterborough — — — — — 933 Portland 32 22 57 58 117 101 Preston 115 92 88 146 100 123 Ranby 9 6 9 11 7 8 Reading 6 21 15 21 39 59 Risley 8 5 23 34 31 46 Rochester 33 77 1 9 58 18 Rye Hill — 28 33 46 147 189 Send 8 17 33 78 78 95 Shepton Mallet 10 4 3 1 6 2 Shrewsbury 39 46 35 38 67 65 Stafford 19 14 13 40 75 79 Standford Hill — — — 1 — 1 Stocken 12 8 32 32 18 37 Stoke Heath 20 28 10 168 250 189 Styal 125 189 137 376 1,061 1,379 Sudbury — 1 — 1 — 1 Swaleside 70 48 32 29 34 12 Swansea 17 20 32 62 33 62 Swinfen Hall 14 17 38 69 107 92 Thorn Cross — — — 1 3 — Usk\Prescoed — 1 2 1 1 1 Verne — 1 4 9 3 8 Wakefield 45 32 26 50 91 148 Wandsworth 123 94 81 54 194 54 Wayland 9 7 9 25 29 44 Wealstun 1 — 4 15 10 35 Weare 6 8 11 18 28 10 Wellingborough 10 5 7 21 23 10 Werrington 2 2 1 2 13 28 Wetherby 8 20 11 19 60 67 Whatton — — — 1 8 3 Whitemoor 38 18 46 84 100 155 Winchester 16 34 177 299 260 151 Wolds 53 82 50 10 6 6 Woodhill 3 18 2 18 63 120 Wormwood Scrubs 40 112 112 190 127 108 Wymott 1 — — 4 11 80 Table B Prison 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Acklington 1 — 1 — — — Albany 1 — — — — — Altcourse 2 — — 1 — — Ashfield — 1 — — — — Ashwell — — 1 — — — Aylesbury 3 1 — — — — Bedford 3 — — — — 2 Belmarsh 1 2 — — — 2 Birmingham — 4 3 1 1 — Blakenhurst 1 1 4 7 5 3 Brinsford 1 — — — — 1 Bristol 1 5 — 3 2 1 Brixton — 2 2 1 2 — Brockhill 5 12 22 44 9 2 Bronzefield — — — — 2 4 Buckley Hall — — 3 4 3 1 Bullingdon — — 1 4 — 1 Bullwood Hall 2 1 1 4 18 10 Camp Hill — — 1 — — — Canterbury — 1 2 — — — Cardiff — 3 — — — — Castington 3 1 3 2 1 — Channings Wood — 2 2 — — 1 Chelmsford 2 2 2 1 2 1 Cookham Wood — — 1 1 2 — Dartmoor 3 — 2 — 1 1 Doncaster 1 2 5 — 1 — Dorchester — — 2 1 — — Dovegate — 1 — 1 — — Dover — 2 1 1 — — Downview — — 3 — 2 — Durham 4 4 3 4 5 — East Sutton Park — — — — — — Eastwood Park 6 7 3 41 10 14 Edmunds Hill 3 2 3 1 1 — Elmley — 2 2 1 3 1 Exeter — 1 1 — — 1 Featherstone — — — — — — Feltham 1 — 1 — 1 1 Ford — — — — — 1 Forest Bank — 1 — — — — Foston Hall — — — 1 3 1 Frankland 1 1 — 1 5 2 Full Sutton 1 2 — — — — Garth — — — — — — Gartree — — — — — — Glen Parva 2 2 4 1 1 — Gloucester 3 — 1 2 — — Guys Marsh 2 — — — — — Haverigg — — 1 — — — High Down 1 3 1 2 2 1 Highpoint 3 2 3 1 1 — Hindley — — 4 — — — Hollesley Bay — — — — — — Holloway 5 5 9 7 10 7 Holme House 3 3 1 — — — Hull 6 — 5 4 2 1 Huntercombe — 1 — — — — Kirkham — 1 — — — — Lancaster Farms — 1 — 1 — 1 Leeds 1 3 3 9 — 1 Leicester 2 5 — 1 1 — Lewes — 12 1 1 1 — Leyhill — — 1 — — — Lincoln 4 1 3 1 2 3 Lindholme — — — — 1 — Littlehey — — — — — — Liverpool 2 7 5 1 3 3 Long Lartin — — — — — 2 Low Newton 1 6 5 1 7 9 Lowdham Grange 1 — — — — — Maidstone — — — 1 1 — Manchester 2 4 2 2 1 1 Moorland — 1 1 2 — — Morton Hall — — 1 — — — New Hall 2 3 1 3 6 — Northallerton 1 1 — — — — Norwich 1 3 2 3 1 2 Nottingham 7 3 3 2 — 2 Onley — — 1 — — — Parc 2 1 1 2 1 — Parkhurst 1 — 4 2 — — Pentonville 2 3 — 2 — 2 Peterborough — — — — — 13 Portland 1 — — — — 1 Preston 7 1 2 3 4 4 Ranby — — — 1 — — Reading — — — — 1 — Risley — — — — — 1 Rochester — — — — — — Rye Hill — — — — 2 1 Shrewsbury 3 — — — — — Stafford — — 1 1 — 2 Stoke Heath 3 — — — 2 — Styal — 7 2 16 12 9 Swaleside 2 1 — 1 — — Swansea 2 — 3 1 1 2 Swinfen Hall — — — — — — Wakefield — — — — 1 — Wandsworth 3 1 3 1 2 2 Wealstun — — — — — 1 Wellingborough — — — — — — Werrington — — — — — — Wetherby — 1 1 2 — — Whitemoor 2 1 — 1 — 1 Winchester 1 — — 2 1 1 Wolds — — — — — — Woodhill 2 — 1 1 — — Wormwood Scrubs 1 2 3 4 3 2 Wymott — — — — — 2 Table C Prison 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Exeter — — — — 1 — Hull — — — — 1 — Leicester 1 — — — — — Liverpool — — — — 1 — PECS — 1 — 1 — — Reading — 1 — — — — Wolds 1 — — — — — Table D Prison 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Bedford — — 1 — — — Birmingham — 1 — — — Bristol — — — — 1 — Brixton — 1 — — — 1 Bullingdon — — 1 — — — Canterbury — — 1 — — — Durham 1 — — — — — Gloucester — — — — — 1 Holme House — — 1 — — — Leeds 2 — — — — — Lewes 1 — — — — — Liverpool — — — — — 2 New Hall — — 1 — — — Norwich 1 — — — — 1 Nottingham — 1 — — 1 — Pentonville — — — — 1 1 Preston 1 — — — 1 — Shrewsbury 1 — — 1 1 — Wandsworth 1 — — — — — Winchester 1 — — — — — Woodhill — — 1 — — 1 Table E Prison 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Altcourse — — — — — 1 Bedford — — 2 — — — Belmarsh — — — 1 — — Birmingham — 1 — 1 — — Blakenhurst 1 — 1 1 2 — Brinsford 1 — — — — — Bristol — — — 1 1 — Brixton — 1 1 — — 1 Brockhill 1 — — — — — Bullingdon — — 2 1 — — Canterbury — — 1 — — — Castington — — — 1 — — Doncaster 3 — — 1 — — Dorchester — — — — — 1 Durham 1 — 1 — 1 1 Eastwood Park — 1 1 — — — Elmley — — — 1 — — Exeter — — — — 1 — Gloucester — — — — 1 2 Holloway — — 1 — — — Holme House — — 1 — — — Hull — — — 1 1 — Leeds 2 — 1 2 1 — Leicester 1 — — 1 2 1 Lewes 1 2 — — — — Liverpool 1 — 1 — 1 2 Low Newton — — — — 1 — Manchester — — — — 1 — New Hall — — 2 — — — Norwich 1 — — — — 1 Nottingham 1 1 — — 3 — PECS — 1 — 1 — — Pentonville 1 — — — 2 2 Preston 1 1 — 2 1 — Reading — 1 — — — — Shrewsbury 1 — — 1 3 — Styal — — 1 — — — Wandsworth 1 — — 1 — — Winchester 1 — — — — — Wolds 1 — — — — — Woodhill — — 3 1 — 1 Table F Number Period in custody 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Day of reception into custody (day 1) 2 1 0 1 3 0 First complete day in prison custody (day 2) 9 3 5 1 5 7 First week in custody (day 1 to day 7) 19 7 14 18 21 13 First 14 days in custody (day 1 to day 14) 28 16 29 20 26 16 First 28 days in custody (day 1 to day 28) 33 23 37 27 33 27 First three months in custody (day 1 to day 91) 44 38 50 43 47 35 First six months in custody (day 1 to day 182) 54 46 60 54 53 47 First year in custody (day 1 to day 365) 61 52 61 59 66 57 Total self-inflicted deaths for year 73 67 86 80 82 74 Percentage Period in custody 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Day of reception into custody (day 1) 3 1 0 1 4 0 First complete day in prison custody (day 2) 12 4 6 1 6 9 First week in custody (day 1 to day 7) 26 10 16 23 26 18 First 14 days in custody (day 1 to day 14) 38 24 34 25 32 22 First 28 days in custody (day 1 to day 28) 45 34 43 34 40 36 First three months in custody (day 1 to day 91) 60 57 58 54 57 47 First six months in custody (day 1 today 182) 74 69 70 68 65 64 First year in custody (day 1 to day 365) 84 78 71 74 80 77 Table G Number Period in custody 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Day of reception into custody (day 1) 0 1 0 0 0 0 First complete day in prison custody (day 2) 0 0 1 0 0 0 First week in custody (day 1 to day 7) 1 2 5 0 1 0 First 14 days in custody (day 1 to day 14) 2 2 5 2 4 0 First 28 days in custody (day 1 to day 28) 2 3 7 4 5 0 First three months in custody (day 1 to day 91) 5 4 7 6 9 2 First six months in custody (day 1 to day 182) 7 4 7 7 9 2 First year in custody (day 1 to day 365) 8 5 7 9 11 2 Total self-inflicted deaths for year 8 6 9 14 13 4 Percentage Period in custody 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Day of reception into custody (day 1) 0 17 0 0 0 0 First complete day in prison custody (day 2) 0 0 11 0 0 0 First week in custody (day 1 to day 7) 13 33 56 0 8 0 First 14 days in custody (day 1 to day 14) 25 33 56 14 31 0 First 28 days in custody (day 1 to day 28) 25 50 78 29 38 0 First three months in custody (day 1 to day 91) 63 67 78 43 69 50 First six months in custody (day 1 to day 182) 88 67 78 50 69 50 First year in custody (day 1 to day 365) 100 83 78 64 85 50
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- 45851; 449 c2624-38W
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- 2005-06
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