Publication - Progress report

UN convention against torture: our position statement

Published: 28 February 2019
Part of: Equality and rights, International, Law and order
ISBN: 9781787813892

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.

Supporting documents

Annex

DEATHS IN PRISONS IN SCOTLAND (2012-18)

DEATHS IN CUSTODY – 2012
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
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 Edinburgh	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
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

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