Learning and research documents

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.

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

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

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.

In March 2020, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and brought substantial changes to how prisons, Approved Premises (APs) and immigration removal centres (IRCs) were able to function.

In March 2020, the imposition of the national lockdown in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic brought substantial changes to how prisons, probation services and immigration removal centres (IRCs) were able to function.

This bulletin contributes to an emerging conversation about how prisons can better engage with and resolve prisoners’ complaints about discrimination.

This bulletin provides learning from our investigations into the deaths of Approved Premises residents where abuse of drugs or alcohol was involved.

This bulletin was prompted by the recent dramatic and depressing rise in self-inflicted deaths of women in prison.

This learning lessons bulletin explores learning from investigations into complaints from those under the age of 21.