Findings
• 55 deaths in NIPS during 2009-2019 (54 male, 1 female)
• Age range 19-77 years (mean 42.6 years)
• 31 were sentenced prisoners
• 24 prisoners were on remand
• 19/55 deaths were from natural causes
• Heart attack (n=6), cancer (n=7), brain haemorrhage (n=5) and respiratory
failure (n=1)
• Mean age 55 years
• 36/55 deaths were self-inflicted
• Hanging (n=20), drug toxicity / overdose (n=4), self-harm (n=1) or not known
(n=11).
• Mean age of prisoners was 42 years (sentenced) and 29 years (remand)
03/23/2023