Featherstone Prison

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First report 14 Jul 2014•Latest report 14 Jul 2014

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

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Reports
1

Naming this recipient

Published responses
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Concerns addressed
0

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
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Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

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

  1. Staffordshire South

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    Adam Amos Williams · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Adam Amos Williams, a serving prisoner aged 29, collapsed at HMP Featherstone on 5 March 2013 and died at New Cross Hospital on 6 March 2013 from a sub-arachnoid haemorrhage. The concerns raised related to communication between prison healthcare staff during emergencies, whether dynamic assessments considered the need for restraint, and the possible benefit of additional CCTV in prison common areas.

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

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

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Insufficient CCTV coverage in prison common areas

    Wider context from the report

    “(3) Although I accept that resource factors must be taken into account in this, I wonder if it may be beneficial for there to be more CCTV in common areas of the prison such as the gym or CV rooms. ”
    Open source report

    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 Featherstone Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Inadequate communication between healthcare staff during emergencies

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) Picking up on recommendation 2 from the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman’s report I wonder if there is a training need for nursing staff at the prison regarding communication between healthcare staff in the event of an emergency. Can it be improved be it face to face, over the radio or otherwise? ”
    Open source report

    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 Featherstone Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure of dynamic assessments to account for the need for prisoner restraint

    Wider context from the report

    “(2) Picking up on recommendation 3 in the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman’s report I wonder if the “dynamic assessment” referred to does specifically take into account the need for a prisoner to be restrained at all. ”
    Open source report
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Data last updated 7 September 2026