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UIN 7584

Prisons: Drugs

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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19 December 2023

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10 January 2024 · Answer

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10 January 2024

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drug-related deaths have occurred in prisons each year since 2019.

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  1. 19 December 2023

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drug-related deaths have occurred in prisons each year since 2019.

    Source: Commons

  2. 10 January 2024

    Answer

    There were 17 drug-related deaths in custody in 2019 identified when matching HMPPS deaths data to the ONS deaths registration database, as can be found in this publication: Drug-related deaths and suicide in prison custody in England and Wales - Office f...

    Source: Written answer

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