Below is the breakdown of youth deaths(aged 21 and under) in prison by year since 1993. INQUEST believes that the readiness of the courts to place young offenders in prison has terrifying results and that even the death of one young person whilst in the care of the state is too many.
Note: there were two deaths in Secure Training Centres in 2004, one self-inflicted and one during control and restraint. These figures do not appear below as the children were in the custody of the Youth Justice Board rather than the Prison Service. For a list of child deaths in penal custody (prisons, young offender institutions and secure training centres) since 1990, please click here, while details of our book In The Care of the State? can be found here .
| 2008 |
|
|
| Classification |
Total |
Remand |
| Self Inflicted |
3 |
2 |
| Non Self-inflicted |
0 |
0 |
| Other Non-natural causes |
0 |
0 |
| Awaiting Classification |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
| Classification |
Total |
Remand |
| Self Inflicted |
8 |
1 |
| Non Self-inflicted |
2 |
1 |
| Homicide |
0 |
0 |
| Other Non-natural causes |
0 |
0 |
| Awaiting Classification |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
| Classification |
Total |
Remand |
| Self Inflicted |
3 |
1 |
| Non Self-inflicted |
0 |
0 |
| Homicide |
0 |
0 |
| Other Non-natural causes |
0 |
0 |
| Awaiting Classification |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
| Classification |
Total |
Remand |
| Self Inflicted |
13 |
4 |
| Non Self-inflicted |
0 |
0 |
| Homicide |
0 |
0 |
| Other Non-natural causes |
1 |
1 |
| Awaiting Classification |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
| Classification |
Total |
Remand |
| Self Inflicted |
6 |
3 |
| Non Self-inflicted |
0 |
0 |
| Homicide |
0 |
0 |
| Awaiting Classification |
1 |
0 |
| |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
| Classification |
Total |
Remand |
| Self Inflicted |
13 |
1 |
| Non Self-inflicted |
2 |
2 |
| Homicide |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
| Classification |
Total |
Remand |
| Self Inflicted |
16 |
7 |
| Non Self-inflicted |
2 |
1 |
| Homicide |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
| Classification |
Total |
Remand |
| Self Inflicted |
15 |
4 |
| Non Self-inflicted |
0 |
0 |
| Homicide |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
| Classification |
Total |
Remand |
| Self Inflicted |
18 |
7 |
| Non Self-inflicted |
0 |
0 |
| Homicide |
2 |
1 |
| |
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
| Classification |
Total |
Remand |
| Self Inflicted |
19 |
5 |
| Non Self-inflicted |
1 |
0 |
| Homicide |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
| Classification |
Total |
Remand |
| Self Inflicted |
15 |
5 |
| Non Self-inflicted |
3 |
0 |
| Homicide |
1 |
0 |
| |
|
|
| 1997 |
|
|
| Classification |
Total |
Remand |
| Self Inflicted |
16 |
4 |
| Non Self-inflicted |
1 |
0 |
| Homicide |
2 |
1 |
| |
|
|
| 1996 |
|
|
| Classification |
Total |
Remand |
| Self Inflicted |
14 |
10 |
| Non Self-inflicted |
3 |
0 |
| Homicide |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
|
| 1995 |
|
|
| Classification |
Total |
Remand |
| Self Inflicted |
12 |
4 |
| Non Self-inflicted |
0 |
0 |
| Homicide |
1 |
0 |
| |
|
|
| 1994 |
|
|
| Classification |
Total |
Remand |
| Self Inflicted |
12 |
7 |
| Non Self-inflicted |
02 |
0 |
| Homicide |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
|
| 1993 |
|
|
| Classification |
Total |
Remand |
| Self Inflicted |
3 |
0 |
| Non Self-inflicted |
0 |
0 |
| Homicide |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
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| Last updated 19 May 2008 |
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