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Death investigations & reports

Warning: Reports may contain extremely graphic information which readers may find distressing.

This page contains details of death investigations that are currently in progress as well as final reports. The PPO is only able to publish final reports after sharing them with the family of the deceased person and after the coroner’s inquest has taken place. Please visit our archive site to view reports published before June 2024. You can also view investigations started before July 2024 too.

Use the search box below to find out where a death or deaths have happened. View a list of all prisons in England and Wales.

Please note, this is PPO data on fatal incident investigations which may not align with official statistics published by the Ministry of Justice.

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1512 fatal incident reports

Gareth Evans

Published:
Date of birth:
26/03/1955
Date of death:
15/03/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

Thomas James

Published:
Date of birth:
16/03/1941
Date of death:
15/03/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

John Shannon

Published:
Date of birth:
30/10/1971
Date of death:
13/03/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

Peter Hopkins

Published:
Date of birth:
26/01/1940
Date of death:
12/12/2024
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Prison

Christopher Flaherty

Published:
Date of birth:
09/03/1981
Date of death:
29/04/2025
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Other non-natural
Establishment type:
Approved premises

Thomas Ruggiero

Published:
Date of birth:
09/07/1985
Date of death:
16/11/2024
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Self-inflicted
Establishment type:
Prison

Lee Martin

Published:
Date of birth:
04/09/1983
Date of death:
08/06/2024
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Prison

Nelson Harvey

Published:
Date of birth:
15/01/1980
Date of death:
05/06/2024
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Self-inflicted
Establishment type:
Prison

Samuel Henneberry

Published:
Date of birth:
20/03/1961
Date of death:
10/05/2025
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Prison

Sam Jones

Published:
Date of birth:
29/05/1961
Date of death:
01/01/2025
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Prison