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Written question asked by Lord Garnier (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 March 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 March 2008. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Thursday, 27 March 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisoners: Dorchester Prison

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners at HMP Dorchester (a) self-harmed, (b) committed suicide and (c) died of (i) natural and (ii) unnatural causes in each of the last 52 weeks for which figures are available.
Answer

Information about self-harm cannot be provided in the requested format. However there were an estimated 53 incidents of self-harm at HMP Dorchester in the last 52 weeks.There has been one death at HMP Dorchester in the last 52 weeks and that was self-inflicted.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
474 c362W;474 c360W; 196400
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Death Suicide Self-harm HMP Dorchester
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk