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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.

Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 5: Prison homicides

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This Learning Lessons Bulletin examines the lessons to be learned from the mercifully infrequent but nonetheless tragic killing of one prisoner by another in custody.

Learning Lessons Bulletin: Prisoner dismissal from employment

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This learning lessons bulletin looks at the frequent complaints that my office receives about prisoners being dismissed from employment.

Learning Lessons Bulletin: Making recommendations

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This learning lessons bulletin is about making recommendations.

Learning Lessons Bulletin: End of life care

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This learning lessons bulletin highlights our learning on end of life care.

Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 4: Basic regime

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This learning lessons bulletin summarises learning from deaths in custody about the use of basic regime as part of the incentives and earned privileges scheme in prison.

Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 3: Child deaths

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Learning from PPO investigations into three recent deaths of children in custody.