Usk Prison

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First report 24 Nov 2015•Latest report 5 Jan 2022

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

  1. Gwent

    AI-generated summary

    Ian Anthony Charles Miller · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Ian Anthony Charles Miller was serving a term at HMP Usk and died by suicide in the prison on 21 September 2019 after being told he could not live at the family home or with his father-in-law, could not have unsupervised contact with his children, and might be homeless. The report raised concerns that prisoners were trading prescribed medication at HMP Usk and that unprescribed medication was being ingested, putting other prisoners’ lives at risk.

    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 Usk Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to secure and control prisoners’ prescribed medication

    Wider context from the report

    “1. The management of medication prescribed to prisoners. At post mortem examination the toxicologist determined that there were a number of drugs in Ian’s blood and urine that he had not been prescribed. The court was informed that at HMP Usk, all prisoners are required to be capable of managing their own medication. The medications are not kept in a locked facility. The evidence provided clearly indicated that prisoners were trading prescribed medication which had become a form of currency within the prison. Ian’s former cellmate indicated this practice was rife and indeed Ian bought medication from other prisoners. Evidence was heard from the Governor / Head of Safety at HMP Usk who informed the court that he was not aware of this practice, and it appears this was also not known by the prison officers. The court was informed that there is a system of randomised checks in place within the prison to attempt to determine whether prisoners are appropriately managing their medication, however prisoners have clearly found ways around this. Whilst the ingestion of unprescribed medication did not contribute to Ian’s death, this practice, if left unchecked, clearly puts the lives of other prisoners at risk in the future. ”
    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 Usk Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Ineffective randomised checks of prisoners’ medication management

    Wider context from the report

    “1. The management of medication prescribed to prisoners. At post mortem examination the toxicologist determined that there were a number of drugs in Ian’s blood and urine that he had not been prescribed. The court was informed that at HMP Usk, all prisoners are required to be capable of managing their own medication. The medications are not kept in a locked facility. The evidence provided clearly indicated that prisoners were trading prescribed medication which had become a form of currency within the prison. Ian’s former cellmate indicated this practice was rife and indeed Ian bought medication from other prisoners. Evidence was heard from the Governor / Head of Safety at HMP Usk who informed the court that he was not aware of this practice, and it appears this was also not known by the prison officers. The court was informed that there is a system of randomised checks in place within the prison to attempt to determine whether prisoners are appropriately managing their medication, however prisoners have clearly found ways around this. Whilst the ingestion of unprescribed medication did not contribute to Ian’s death, this practice, if left unchecked, clearly puts the lives of other prisoners at risk in the future. ”
    Open source report

  2. Gwent

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    Thomas Byron Black · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Thomas Byron Black collapsed and reported feeling unwell while in HMP Usk, but prison officers did not seek medical advice over the weekend. He later deteriorated after collapsing again on 23 February 2015 and was pronounced dead in hospital; the stated medical cause was pulmonary thrombo-embolus associated with deep vein thrombosis and Factor V Leiden mutation.

    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 Usk Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to seek medical advice when a prisoner is apparently unwell

    Wider context from the report

    “Prison staff did not seek medical advice when it was apparent that Mr. Black was unwell. ”
    Open source report
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