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47 learning and research documents

Learning Lessons Bulletin: Why do women and young people in custody not make formal complaints?

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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.

Learning Lessons Bulletin: Self-inflicted deaths of prisoners – 2013/14

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This bulletin looks at the self-inflicted deaths of prisoners from 2013 - 2014

Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 7: Deaths of travellers in prison

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This learning lessons bulletin is one of a number that my office is producing on minority groups in prison. It looks at issues identified in my fatal incident investigations into both self-inflicted and natural cause deaths and highlights learning points for prisons.

Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 5: Maintaining family ties

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Learning from PPO complaints relating to maintaining family ties with prisoners.

Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 6: Young adult prisoners

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This Learning Lessons Bulletin examines learning from investigations into the self-inflicted deaths of 18 to 24 year old prisoners.

Learning Lessons Bulletin: Risk factors in self-inflicted deaths in prison

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This thematic report focuses on learning about risk factors for suicide from my independent investigations into self-inflicted deaths in prisons.

Learning Lessons Bulletin: Self-inflicted deaths of prisoners on ACCT

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This thematic report describes learning from investigations into fatal incidents where the prisoner was being monitored under the Prison Service suicide and self-harm prevention procedures at the time of their apparently self-inflicted death.

Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 2: Immigration removal centres

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This Learning Lessons Bulletin looks at some of the recurring concerns from investigations in immigration removal centres (IRCs) relating to both fatal incidents and complaints from detainees.

Learning Lessons Bulletin: Prisoner’s property complaints

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This thematic report focuses on the lessons that can be learned from my office’s independent investigations into complaints about prisoners’ property.

Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 4: Use of force

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Learning from PPO complaints relating to the use of force on prisoners.