Prisoners: Death
Commons · Question 30718 · Tabled 11 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Ian Byrne
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the number of people that died of natural courses in prison while serving an indeterminate sentence for public protection in 2024.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 19 Feb 2025
The total number of prisoners who died of natural causes1,2 whilst in custody3,4 whilst serving an indeterminate sentence for public protection, January 2024 to December 2024, England and Wales. Jan 2024 to Dec 2024Total12 It is right that IPP sentences ...