Learning and research documents

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.

PPO responses to the Justice Select Committee's Inquiry into Women in Prison.

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.

PPO response to the Justice Select Committee's Inquiry into the Coroner Service in England and Wales.

PPO response to the Justice Select Committee's Inquiry into the Aging Prison Population.

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 report is a thematic review of our investigations into naturally-caused deaths of prisoners over 50.

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