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First report 18 Dec 2014•Latest report 20 Mar 2026

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

  1. Greater Lincolnshire

    AI-generated summary

    Luke Owen ASHCROFT · Prevention of Future Deaths report

    This summary was generated using AI from the published report. Please read the original report for the complete account.

    Report summary

    Luke Ashcroft was admitted to Lincoln County Hospital from HMP Lincoln after being found unconscious in his cell in the Care and Separation Unit. His death was confirmed on 1 July 2020, with the post-mortem finding hypoxic brain injury consistent with ligature application. The inquest identified concerns about missed healthcare opportunities, inadequate information sharing and risk mitigations, shortcomings in the ACCT plan, and failures to carry out required observations; it also raised concerns about the safety and availability of corded telephone access in the unit.

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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 Lincoln Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to ensure reliable telephone access after CSU cell lockdown

    Wider context from the report

    “My concerns are twofold. Firstly, whilst not directly relevant to the death of Luke Ashcroft, I am concerned about the clear and obvious risks of self harm posed by the provision of a corded telephone, secured at one end, suspended at head height in a cell commonly occupied by prisoners, who may seek to self harm. I was told that the cell J109 had no ligature points and that the door was fitted with anti ligature fittings. As a consequence, that was the only method of securing telephone access. That same issue may extend to other cells in the CSU. Whether at head height or otherwise, the provision of a corded phone may well be an issue in potential cases of self harm and appears incongruous in comparison with other steps taken to ensure safety within that cell. The risks of an inmate utilising that cord in an act of self harm are self evident. Secondly, the mechanism of provision of telephone access on CSU appears to require a prisoner requesting such provision before the cells are locked down. Thereafter, whilst a request can be made by a prisoner, telephone provision may depend upon the availability of additional officers to attend whilst the cell is unlocked and the telephone provided. That is not certain to take place. Given the proper availability to prisoners in crisis of freephone access to Samaritans and similar services, the possible absence of a handset to access such services is a matter of concern. ”
    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 Lincoln Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Unsafe provision of corded telephones in cells occupied by prisoners who may self-harm

    Wider context from the report

    “My concerns are twofold. Firstly, whilst not directly relevant to the death of Luke Ashcroft, I am concerned about the clear and obvious risks of self harm posed by the provision of a corded telephone, secured at one end, suspended at head height in a cell commonly occupied by prisoners, who may seek to self harm. I was told that the cell J109 had no ligature points and that the door was fitted with anti ligature fittings. As a consequence, that was the only method of securing telephone access. That same issue may extend to other cells in the CSU. Whether at head height or otherwise, the provision of a corded phone may well be an issue in potential cases of self harm and appears incongruous in comparison with other steps taken to ensure safety within that cell. The risks of an inmate utilising that cord in an act of self harm are self evident. Secondly, the mechanism of provision of telephone access on CSU appears to require a prisoner requesting such provision before the cells are locked down. Thereafter, whilst a request can be made by a prisoner, telephone provision may depend upon the availability of additional officers to attend whilst the cell is unlocked and the telephone provided. That is not certain to take place. Given the proper availability to prisoners in crisis of freephone access to Samaritans and similar services, the possible absence of a handset to access such services is a matter of concern. ”
    Open source report

  2. Central Lincolnshire

    AI-generated summary

    John Derek Stabler · Prevention of Future Deaths report

    This summary was generated using AI from the published report. Please read the original report for the complete account.

    Report summary

    John Derek Stabler was found hanging in a cell at HMP Lincoln on 4 March 2013 and died in Lincoln County Hospital on 6 March 2013. The substantive concerns were the need to review and redesign the Prisoner Escort Record and to ensure medical records were available at HMP North Sea Camp and HMP Lincoln.

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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 Lincoln Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Inadequacy of the Prisoner Escort Record

    Wider context from the report

    “(i) That there is a need for the Prisoner Escort Record to be reviewed and redesigned ”
    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 Lincoln Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Unavailability of System 1 medical records in specified reception units

    Wider context from the report

    “(II) The requirements for System 1 (Medical Records) to be made available in Reception at HMP North Sea Camp and in The Care and Reception Unit at HMP Lincoln ”
    Open source report
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