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<p>The Government publishes quarterly statistics on deaths in prison custody and a
more detailed annual breakdown, and both are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-june-2018"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-june-2018</a></p><p>
</p><p>The number of self-inflicted deaths in each establishment, including each young
offender institution, can be seen in table 1.16 in Deaths in Prison Custody 1978 to
2017. However, as many establishments are designated as both prisons and young offender
institutions, this does not reveal how many of the deaths were of young offenders.</p><p>
</p><p>The number of self-inflicted deaths by age can be seen in table 1.6 of the
same spreadsheet.</p><p>There were three self-inflicted deaths of young offenders
aged 18 to 21 in 2017, the lowest number since 2012, and there have been no self-inflicted
deaths of young offenders aged 15 to 17 since 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes
very seriously its responsibility to keep prisoners safe, and we are committed to
reducing the incidence of self-inflicted deaths and self-harm across the estate. This
is why we have established a prison safety programme through which we are taking forward
a comprehensive set of actions to improve safety in custody.</p>
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