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<p>Please see the attached table showing the number of prisoners who have died on
the prison estate, by sentence type and ethnicity, from 2015 to 2019. Our condolences
are with the family and friends of the prisoners who have died.</p><p>These figures
are derived from the HMPPS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of
deaths may change following inquest or as new information emerges, numbers may change
from time to time.</p><p>We have accepted and acted upon the vast majority of recommendations
from Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) investigations into deaths in custody,
and regularly disseminate the PPO’s thematic reports and lessons learned bulletins.</p><p>The
Ministerial Board on Deaths in Custody is taking forward a programme of work aimed
at minimising deaths in custody, and better supporting families if a death does occur.</p>
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