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Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 19: Post-release death investigations 2

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This learning lessons bulletin summarises the learning from PPO investigations into the deaths of those who died within 14 days of release from prison.

Policy into practice: Use of force

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This Policy into Practice focuses on some of the important requirements for prisons as set out in the Use of Force Policy Framework and how they should be applied in practice.

PPO response to the inquiry into prison population and capacity

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PPO response to the Justice Select Committee's Inquiry into future prison population and estate capacity.

Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 18: Self-inflicted deaths of IPP prisoners

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This learning lessons bulletin has been prompted by the worrying increase in self-inflicted deaths of prisoners serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences in 2022. The PPO have continued to see self-inflicted deaths of IPP prisoners in 2023.

Investigating deaths after release from prison – a pilot evaluation

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This report presents the findings from the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman’s (PPO) evaluation of its post-release death investigations pilot.

Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 17: Post-release death investigations

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This learning lessons bulletin summarises the learning from PPO investigations into the deaths of those who died within 14 days of release from prison.

PPO response to the inquiry into the Prison Operational Workforce

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PPO response to the Justice Select Committee on the impact that difficulties with recruitment and retention have on prison regimes.

Policy into Practice: Use of restraints on escort

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This publication is the first in a series of publications where the PPO has worked with HMPPS policy leads to share learning from our investigations to improve policy.

PPO Response to the Inquiry into IPP sentences

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PPO response to the Justice Select Committee's Inquiry into Imprisonment for Public Protection Sentences.

Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 16: Second wave COVID-19 related deaths

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This learning lessons bulletin summarises our findings from the second wave of COVID-19 related deaths in prisons.1 It covers deaths notified to us and investigations started between 8 October 2020 and 20 April 2021.