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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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1566 fatal incident reports

Laura Sharman

Published:
Date of birth:
08/12/1989
Date of death:
26/04/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

Rikki Brackett

Published:
Date of birth:
20/06/1980
Date of death:
26/04/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

Grenville Blower

Published:
Date of birth:
08/09/1957
Date of death:
26/04/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

Joshua Price

Published:
Date of birth:
18/07/1987
Date of death:
24/04/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

Johnathon Maarschalk

Published:
Date of birth:
08/08/1979
Date of death:
24/04/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

Ashley Nolan

Published:
Date of birth:
29/11/1971
Date of death:
22/04/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Approved premises

Michael Pigott

Published:
Date of birth:
19/03/1985
Date of death:
18/04/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Post-release

David Marsh

Published:
Date of birth:
30/04/1955
Date of death:
19/10/2025
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Prison

John Chapman

Published:
Date of birth:
26/08/1945
Date of death:
14/10/2025
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Prison

Brian Tait

Published:
Date of birth:
08/10/1962
Date of death:
11/09/2025
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Other non-natural
Establishment type:
Post-release; Prison