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Deaths of Women in Prison

Below is the breakdown of deaths of women in prison by year since 1993. The social implications of incarcerating women are enormous. Women are often imprisoned for minor offences, which can have a terrible impact on their children particularly if they are a single parent. INQUEST has completed a two year research project on deaths of women in prison, and details on the report publication Dying on the Inside can be found here.

2008
Classification	Total	Remand
Self Inflicted	1	1
Non Self-inflicted	2	0
Other Non-natural causes	0	0
Awaiting Classification	1	0

2007
Classification	Total	Remand
Self Inflicted	8	2
Non Self-inflicted	0	0
Other Non-natural causes	0	0
Awaiting Classification	0	0

2006
Classification	Total	Remand
Self Inflicted	3	0
Non Self-inflicted	3	0
Other Non-natural causes	0	0
Awaiting Classification	0	0

2005
Classification	Total	Remand
Self Inflicted	4	1
Non Self-inflicted	2	1
Other Non-natural causes	1	0
Awaiting Classification	0	0

2004
Classification	Total	Remand
Self Inflicted	13	3
Non Self-inflicted	7	0
Awaiting Classification	0	0

2003
Classification	Total	Remand
Self Inflicted	14	0
Non Self-inflicted	1	1
Awaiting Classification	0	0

2002
Classification	Total	Remand
Self Inflicted	9	5
Non Self-inflicted	2	0
Awaiting Classification	0	0

2001
Classification	Total	Remand
Self Inflicted	6	4
Non Self-inflicted	1	0
Awaiting Classification	0	0

2000
Classification	Total	Remand
Self Inflicted	8	3
Non Self-inflicted	1	0
Awaiting Classification	0	0

1999
Classification	Total	Remand
Self Inflicted	5	0
Non Self-inflicted	4	0
Awaiting Classification	0	0

1998
Classification	Total	Remand
Self Inflicted	4	0
Non Self-inflicted	1	0
Awaiting Classification	0	0

1997
Classification	Total	Remand
Self Inflicted	3	0
Non Self-inflicted	1	0
Awaiting Classification	0	0

1996
Classification	Total	Remand
Self Inflicted	3	1
Non Self-inflicted	1	0
Awaiting Classification	0	0

1995
Classification	Total	Remand
Self Inflicted	2	1
Non Self-inflicted	0	0
Awaiting Classification	0	0

1994
Classification	Total	Remand
Self Inflicted	1	0
Non Self-inflicted	0	0
Awaiting Classification	0	0

1993
Classification	Total	Remand
Self Inflicted	1	1
Non Self-inflicted	1	0
Awaiting Classification	0	0

Last updated 15 May 2008