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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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1616 fatal incident reports

Steve McBride

Published:
Date of birth:
21/01/1984
Date of death:
02/09/2024
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Self-inflicted
Establishment type:
Prison

Henry Benoi-Davies

Published:
Date of birth:
18/04/1962
Date of death:
23/03/2022
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Prison

Jordan Everington

Published:
Date of birth:
22/09/2002
Date of death:
08/11/2025
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Other non-natural
Establishment type:
Post-release

Gary Beaudro

Published:
Date of birth:
30/07/1948
Date of death:
27/06/2025
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Prison

Brian Lines

Published:
Date of birth:
18/06/1939
Date of death:
26/09/2025
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Prison

Barry Doyle

Published:
Date of birth:
20/07/1950
Date of death:
09/07/2025
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Prison

Richard Davies

Published:
Date of birth:
27/09/1971
Date of death:
29/12/2022
Investigation status:
Pending inquest outcome
Establishment type:
Prison

Desmond Ward

Published:
Date of birth:
20/10/1958
Date of death:
04/06/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

James Brandon

Published:
Date of birth:
25/01/1984
Date of death:
28/05/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
In Prisoner Escort and Court Services (PECS) custody

Jarmeh Eleto

Published:
Date of birth:
11/03/1994
Date of death:
01/06/2026
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison