UN convention against torture: our position statement
Account of progress in Scotland in giving effect to the UN Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, in advance of a review of the UK by the UN Committee Against Torture in May 2019.
Annex
DEATHS IN PRISONS IN SCOTLAND (2012-18)
DEATHS IN CUSTODY – 2012 |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Establishment |
Date of Death |
FAI Concluded |
Age |
Gender |
Ethnic Group |
Death By |
HMP Edinburgh |
08/09/2012 |
25/06/2015 |
47 |
Male |
White |
|
HMP Glenochil |
07/01/2012 |
20/05/2013 |
38 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Expected |
HMP Shotts |
18/06/2012 |
12/08/2014 |
43 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Expected |
HMP Edinburgh |
30/06/2012 |
21/08/2013 |
81 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Edinburgh |
25/12/2012 |
25/08/2014 |
61 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Glenochil |
19/09/2012 |
08/10/2013 |
53 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Glenochil |
24/03/2012 |
20/05/2015 |
46 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Open Estate |
09/05/2012 |
24/11/2014 |
76 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Open Estate |
13/08/2012 |
24/11/2014 |
50 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Perth |
07/09/2012 |
10/09/2015 |
44 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Perth |
20/02/2012 |
26/03/2014 |
42 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Peterhead |
01/01/2012 |
12/06/2012 |
50 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Barlinnie |
11/03/2012 |
19/12/2013 |
42 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Barlinnie |
17/06/2012 |
16/10/2014 |
40 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Inverness |
13/10/2012 |
11/10/2013 |
19 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Perth |
06/03/2012 |
25/09/2014 |
32 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Shotts |
08/11/2012 |
31/07/2014 |
31 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Shotts |
10/02/2012 |
03/03/2015 |
41 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMYOI Polmont |
13/02/2012 |
07/08/2015 |
18 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Cornton Vale |
12/05/2012 |
23/03/2016 |
19 |
Female |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Barlinnie |
02/03/2012 |
20/05/2014 |
41 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
Total |
21 |
DEATHS IN CUSTODY – 2013 |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Establishment |
Date of Death |
FAI Concluded |
Age |
Gender |
Ethnic Group |
Death By |
HMP Shotts |
03/06/2013 |
17/07/2014 |
35 |
Male |
White |
Event of Undetermined Intent |
HMP |
21/04/2013 |
28/11/2014 |
53 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Expected |
HMP Greenock |
11/08/2013 |
15/09/2015 |
60 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Expected |
HMP Low Moss |
25/09/2013 |
19/12/2014 |
52 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Expected |
HMP Glenochil |
27/02/2013 |
27/09/2013 |
60 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Expected |
HMP Edinburgh |
04/05/2013 |
30/06/2014 |
40 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Glenochil |
09/05/2013 |
07/11/2014 |
62 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Addiewell |
31/05/2013 |
No Date Set |
42 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Glenochil |
15/09/2013 |
No Date Set |
44 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Barlinnie |
22/09/2013 |
02/06/2014 |
60 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Barlinnie |
27/09/2013 |
28/07/2014 |
48 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Low Moss |
25/10/2013 |
29/07/2014 |
48 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Edinburgh |
03/11/2013 |
18/11/2014 |
44 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Edinburgh |
30/11/2013 |
19/05/2015 |
65 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Barlinnie |
11/12/2013 |
26/05/2015 |
74 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Addiewell |
25/02/2013 |
12/08/2013 |
45 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Open Estate |
22/05/2013 |
10/04/2014 |
25 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Barlinnie |
14/06/2013 |
20/10/2014 |
45 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Barlinnie |
21/12/2013 |
12/01/2015 |
56 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Glenochil |
23/01/2013 |
31/03/2015 |
55 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Barlinnie |
27/03/2013 |
06/02/2015 |
40 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Perth |
28/09/2013 |
08/06/2017 |
28 |
Male |
White |
Event of unintent overdose |
HMP Addiewell |
29/09/2013 |
3/09/2017 |
24 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Perth |
23/01/2013 |
7/04/2017 |
24 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
Total |
24 |
DEATHS IN CUSTODY – 2014 |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Establishment |
Date of Death |
FAI Concluded |
Age |
Gender |
Ethnic Group |
Death By |
HMP Glenochil |
14/07/2014 |
22/05/2015 |
79 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Expected |
HMP Glenochil |
24/10/2014 |
23/03/2015 |
67 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Addiewell |
04/11/2014 |
29/07/2015 |
32 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Greenock |
11/02/2014 |
18/11/2015 |
51 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Barlinnie |
09/06/2014 |
23/10/2015 |
66 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Edinburgh |
30/03/2014 |
21/08/2015 |
48 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Low Moss |
15/07/2014 |
07/04/2015 |
86 |
Male |
White |
Natural Causes – Sudden |
HMP Shotts |
01/12/2014 |
06/05/2016 |
29 |
Male |
White |
Natural Causes – Sudden |
HMP Shotts |
09/12/2014 |
22/04/2016 |
44 |
Male |
White |
Natural Causes – Sudden |
HMP Open Estate |
14/09/2014 |
04/10/2016 |
49 |
Male |
White |
Natural Causes – Sudden |
HMP Kilmarnock |
22/07/2014 |
19/08/2015 |
63 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Edinburgh |
11/03/2014 |
09/06/2016 |
37 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMYOI Polmont |
14/07/2014 |
08/04/2016 |
19 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Shotts |
20/11/2014 |
08/08/2016 |
25 |
Male |
White |
Event of Undetermined Intent |
HMYOI Polmont |
17/10/2014 |
17 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Cornton Vale |
02/11/2014 |
19 |
Female |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Edinburgh |
29/03/2014 |
16/11/2017 |
46 |
Female |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Glenochil |
29/09/2014 |
54 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Kilmarnock |
27/06/2014 |
52 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Barlinnie |
20/03/2014 |
11/10/2017 |
22 |
Male |
White |
Homicide |
HMP Edinburgh |
02/04/2014 |
07/11/2017 |
66 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – expected |
HMP Dumfries |
03/10/2014 |
29/09/2016 |
27 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – sudden |
HMP Edinburgh |
16/04/2014 |
46 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Grampian |
02/05/2014 |
47 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
Total |
24 |
DEATHS IN CUSTODY – 2015 |
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Establishment |
Date of Death |
FAI Concluded |
Age |
Gender |
Ethnic Group |
Death By |
HMP Open Estate |
05/01/2015 |
19/11/2015 |
52 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Perth |
04/01/2015 |
18/12/2015 |
45 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Shotts |
05/01/2015 |
17/03/2016 |
65 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Inverness |
11/05/2015 |
11/07/2016 |
56 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
HMP Low Moss |
11/05/2015 |
07/10/2016 |
35 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Edinburgh |
28/03/2015 |
30 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Barlinnie |
04/01/2015 |
06/06/2016 |
47 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – sudden |
HMP Glenochil |
04/02/2015 |
19/10/2015 |
54 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – expected |
HMP Addiewell |
13/05/2015 |
06/10/2017 |
50 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – expected |
HMP Barlinnie |
08/06/2015 |
02/09/2016 |
42 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – expected |
HMP Edinburgh |
22/01/2015 |
31/01/2018 |
71 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – expected |
HMP Grampian |
29/03/2015 |
54 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Low Moss |
03/04/2015 |
21/12/2016 |
50 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – sudden |
HMP Edinburgh |
13/04/2015 |
12/12/2017 |
79 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – expected |
HMP Edinburgh |
08/07/2015 |
05/07/2017 |
57 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – sudden |
HMP Edinburgh |
21/07/2015 |
06/03/2017 |
73 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – sudden |
HMP Barlinnie |
24/10/2015 |
26/10/2016 |
77 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – sudden |
HMP Cornton Vale |
26/08/2015 |
51 |
Female |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Low Moss |
27/07/2015 |
13/11/2017 |
34 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Perth |
31/10/2015 |
12/09/2017 |
23 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Shotts |
22/12/2015 |
56 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Low Moss |
19/12/2015 |
16/02/2017 |
54 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – expected |
HMP Barlinnie |
12/12/2015 |
48 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Perth |
28/12/2015 |
24 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
Total |
24 |
DEATHS IN CUSTODY – 2016 |
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Establishment |
Date of Death |
FAI Concluded |
Age |
Gender |
Ethnic Group |
Death By |
HMP Cornton Vale |
17/01/2016 |
09/03/2017 |
30 |
Female |
White |
Natural cause – sudden |
HMP Castle Huntly |
17/01/2016 |
46 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Shotts |
23/01/2016 |
17/03/2017 |
44 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – sudden |
HMP Glenochil |
26/01/2016 |
24/03/2017 |
24 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Edinburgh |
16/02/2016 |
32 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Castle Huntly |
27/02/2016 |
31 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Perth |
11/03/2016 |
68 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Grampian |
19/03/2016 |
50 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Edinburgh |
20/03/2016 |
33 |
Female |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Glenochil |
17/04/2016 |
73 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Kilmarnock |
28/04/2016 |
18/12/2017 |
42 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – sudden |
HMP Edinburgh |
06/05/2016 |
35 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Cornton Vale |
20/05/2016 |
29/09/2017 |
29 |
Female |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Edinburgh |
30/05/2016 |
20/11/2017 |
48 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Perth |
04/06/2016 |
39 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Perth |
05/06/2016 |
37 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Kilmarnock |
08/06/2016 |
29/08/2017 |
51 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – expected |
HMP Kilmarnock |
09/06/2016 |
34 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Low Moss |
09/07/2016 |
43 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Barlinnie |
30/07/2016 |
08/05/2017 |
51 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Edinburgh |
06/08/2016 |
07/03/2018 |
46 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Barlinnie |
02/08/2016 |
50 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Grampian |
23/08/2016 |
53 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Barlinnie |
03/10/2016 |
03/05/2017 |
59 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – sudden |
HMP Addiewell |
19/10/2016 |
34 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Barlinnie |
11/12/2016 |
48 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Glenochil |
17/12/2016 |
69 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Barlinnie |
25/12/2016 |
24/11/2017 |
61 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – sudden |
Total |
28 |
DEATHS IN CUSTODY – 2017 |
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Establishment |
Date of Death |
FAI Concluded |
Age |
Gender |
Ethnic Group |
Death By |
HMP Barlinnie |
09/01/2017 |
20/09/2017 |
75 |
Male |
White |
Natural cause – expected |
HMP Low Moss |
15/01/2017 |
29 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMYOI Polmont |
19/01/2017 |
19 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMYOI Polmont |
21/01/2017 |
18 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Barlinnie |
05/02/2017 |
11/01/2018 |
39 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Barlinnie |
19/02/2017 |
19/09/2017 |
39 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
HMP Castle Huntly |
02/03/2017 |
64 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Addiewell |
04/03/2017 |
40 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Glenochil |
21/03/2017 |
56 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Shotts |
24/03/2017 |
32 |
Male |
Asian |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Barlinnie |
25/03/2017 |
44 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Addiewell |
20/04/2017 |
67 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Sudden |
|
HMP Shotts |
17/05/2017 |
46 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Grampian |
23/06/2017 |
67 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Barlinnie |
02/07/2017 |
49 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
|
HMP Addiewell |
17/07/2017 |
29 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Grampian |
25/07/2017 |
54 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Grampian |
29/08/2017 |
62 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Shotts |
04/09/2017 |
51 |
Male |
White |
Natural Cause – Expected |
|
HMP Edinburgh |
10/09/2017 |
73 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Perth |
19/09/2017 |
35 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Addiewell |
22/09/2017 |
32 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Kilmarnock |
26/09/2017 |
23 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Castle Huntly |
02/10/2017 |
30 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Grampian |
30/10/2017 |
38 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Low Moss |
03/11/2017 |
51 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMPYOI Polmont |
10/11/2017 |
38 |
Female |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Edinburgh |
10/12/2017 |
39 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Edinburgh |
24/12/2017 |
63 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
Total |
29 |
DEATHS IN CUSTODY – 2018 to date |
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Establishment |
Date of Death |
FAI Concluded |
Age |
Gender |
Ethnic Group |
Death By |
HMP Inverness |
03/01/2018 |
22 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Barlinnie |
08/01/2018 |
49 |
Male |
White |
Suicide |
|
HMP Low Moss |
10/01/2018 |
41 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Glenochil |
16/01/2018 |
67 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Glenochil |
17/02/2018 |
46 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Edinburgh |
08/03/2018 |
47 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Grampian |
10/03/2018 |
37 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Barlinnie |
27/03/2018 |
43 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Barlinnie |
25/04/2018 |
49 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Perth |
29/05/2018 |
66 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMPYOI Polmont |
04/06/2018 |
21 |
Female |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Glenochil |
11/06/2018 |
33 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Perth |
14/06/2018 |
22 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Barlinnie |
17/06/2018 |
33 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Perth |
21/06/2018 |
37 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Castle Huntly |
29/06/2018 |
47 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Barlinnie |
06/07/2018 |
44 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Perth |
19/07/2018 |
47 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
HMP Addiewell |
27/07/2018 |
56 |
Male |
White |
Not Determined – awaiting FAI |
|
Total |
19 |
Contact
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