Learning and research documents

This learning lessons bulletin explores the care and management of transgender individuals while in prison.

This learning lessons bulletin examines the lessons to be learned from the Ombudsman’s investigations into the killing of one prisoner by another.

This Learning Lessons Bulletin explores the experience of prisoners with dementia, and the challenges facing prisons in providing them with appropriate care and support.

This Learning Lessons Bulletin examines the use of force on prisoners by prison staff.

This Learning Lessons Bulletin examines the self-inflicted deaths of prisoners within the first month of custody.

This learning lessons bulletin covers prisoner mental health.

This Learning Lessons Bulletin examines complaints about the way prisons handle legal and confidential letters.

This Learning Lessons Bulletin examines deaths of prisoners where the use of ‘NPS’ type drugs was suspected.

This Learning Lessons Bulletin examines learning from investigations into the self inflicted deaths of prisoners being held in segregation conditions at the time of death.

The aim of this research was to find out why these groups are under-represented in the complaints we receive and to identify any relevant learning.