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Death investigations & reports

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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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1792 fatal incident reports

George Richards

Published:
Date of birth:
04/04/2001
Date of death:
04/01/2026
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Post-release

Mark Tindill

Published:
Date of birth:
20/04/1961
Date of death:
09/05/2023
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Prison

George Stephenson

Published:
Date of birth:
15/04/1958
Date of death:
01/09/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

Joshua Sutcliffe

Published:
Date of birth:
21/05/1989
Date of death:
03/09/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

Erika Bailey

Published:
Date of birth:
05/05/1992
Date of death:
28/08/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Post-release

Timothy Stirzaker

Published:
Date of birth:
07/07/1988
Date of death:
02/09/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

Paul Bristol

Published:
Date of birth:
17/09/1984
Date of death:
28/08/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

Michael Smith

Published:
Date of birth:
08/01/1980
Date of death:
31/08/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

Graham Chambers

Published:
Date of birth:
11/12/1950
Date of death:
31/08/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

Joseph Hale

Published:
Date of birth:
15/01/1996
Date of death:
29/08/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison