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Home Office

Answer

Ms Jenny Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recorded incidents of (a) suicide, (b) attempted suicide and (c) self-injury there were at Brinsford Young Offenders' Institution in each year since the prison was opened. [119023] Mr. Boateng: The information requested is given in the tables. Self-inflicted deaths at HMYOI and RC Brinsford 1991-2000 {1} _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1991 0 1992 1 1993 0 1994 1 1995 0 1996 1 1997 0 1998 0 1999 2 2000{1} 2 Total 7 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Incidents of self-harm at HMYOI and RC Brinsford 1990-91 to 1999-2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1990-91 0 1991-92 30 1992-93 77 1993-94 61 1994-95 237 1995-96 301 1996-97 157 1997-98 90 1998-99 105 1999-00{2} n/a _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} As at 14 April 2000 {2} Not yet available Notes: 1. HMYOI and RC Brinsford opened in November 1991. 2. Establishments have been categorised according to their primary role. However, it should be noted that there are a number of other prisons that hold young offenders (e.g. male remand centres) which are not included. 3. Not all self-inflicted deaths conclude with a verdict of suicide. 4. Incidents do not equate to numbers of prisoners as an individual prisoner may self-harm more than once. 5. Self-harm data are derived from information provided by establishments to the Prison Service Health Policy Unit. These data also include all attempted suicides.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

119023; 348 c507-8W

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Young offenders Suicide Self-harm HMP/YOI Brinsford

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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