Berwyn Prison

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First report 3 Dec 2019•Latest report 5 Nov 2025

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.

Reports
2

Naming this recipient

Published responses
0%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
0

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
0

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Berwyn Prison linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. North Wales (East and Central)

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    Matthew Lucas Sundeep Singh · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Matthew Lucas Sundeep Singh, a prisoner at HMP Berwyn, was found unresponsive in his cell on 23 November 2019 after consuming a novel psychoactive substance and died shortly afterwards from cardiac arrest due to substance abuse. The report identified the continuing availability and use of psychoactive substances at HMP Berwyn, and the significant risks they pose to prisoners, as a concern for future deaths.

    Read the report on judiciary.uk

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Berwyn Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Continuing availability and use of psychoactive substances posing significant health risks to prisoners

    Wider context from the report

    “It appears that there is continuing availability and use of psychoactive substances at HMP Berwyn despite ongoing initiatives. I consider that the use of psychoactive substances and the significant risks which they pose to the health of prisoners at HMP Berwyn will be the cause of future deaths in the prison. ”
    Open source report

  2. North Wales (East and Central)

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    Luke Morris Jones · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Luke Morris Jones, a prisoner at HMP Berwyn, was found unresponsive after smoking a novel psychoactive substance and died on 31 March 2018 despite medical intervention. The report identified concerns about the accessibility and continuing availability of novel psychoactive substances in the prison and the associated risks to health.

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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Berwyn Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Inadequate control of access to novel psychoactive substances within the prison

    Wider context from the report

    “The report of the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman highlighted that there were concerns regarding the accessibility of drugs within HMP Berwyn and notwithstanding that certain measures had been taken at HMP Berwyn (namely in relation to the installation of a Rapiscan to test some of the incoming mail), evidence at the inquest confirmed that the continuing availability and use of novel psychoactive substances. By way of example, the evidence of the prison GP indicated that at least one instance of a prisoner being intoxicated was reported to him each day which he worked and as a result I consider it highly probable that the combination of the accessibility of NPS and the significant risks which they pose to health will be the cause of future deaths at the prison. ”
    Open source report
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Data last updated 7 September 2026