Isaiah Adekunle OLUGOSI · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 24 Feb 2025•West London

Published report and response evidence

This report’s concerns and statements found in recipients’ published responses. Statements are included even where no link to an individual concern is recorded. A link shows an evidence connection; it does not assign responsibility.

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Concerns
2

Raised in this report

Recipients
1

Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 1 recipient

Stated actions
2

Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised2

  1. Failure to recognise the necessity of a working buzzer/intercom system
  2. Failure to provide a working buzzer/intercom system

Stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.2

  1. HM Prison and Probation Service

    Resolve prison phone-line issues, ensure public access at all times, and regularly test the line.

  2. HM Prison and Probation Service

    Order removal of the external intercom system units to prevent confusion about contacting the prison.

Respondent positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when it does not describe a specific action.2

  1. HM Prison and Probation Service

    Replacing the intercom is not considered justifiable at present because its limited use and operational impact do not warrant the significant cost.

    Unable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.
  2. HM Prison and Probation Service

    The intercom was not designed or intended for members of the public to contact the prison and is not a standard Prison Service requirement.

    Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. Response links show a clear evidence connection; they do not assign responsibility.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure to recognise the necessity of a working buzzer/intercom system

Wider context from the report

“The buzzer/intercom system must have been provided because it was thought important to provide that additional means of communication between the prison and the outside world. In this case, a working system would have enabled the Deceased's wife to warn the prison of his impending suicide. This could happen again in the future if there was another problem with the telephone system during the night state. It is difficult to understand why the buzzer/intercom system has not worked for several years. There was evidence that it is irreparable. But the proposed solution appeared to be either to leave it as it is (still not working) or to remove it altogether. The jury found that the failure to provide a working buzzer/intercom system was a failure. It is a matter of concern that the prison/the Ministry of Justice still considers that it is unnecessary. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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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. Response links show a clear evidence connection; they do not assign responsibility.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure to provide a working buzzer/intercom system

Wider context from the report

“The buzzer/intercom system must have been provided because it was thought important to provide that additional means of communication between the prison and the outside world. In this case, a working system would have enabled the Deceased's wife to warn the prison of his impending suicide. This could happen again in the future if there was another problem with the telephone system during the night state. It is difficult to understand why the buzzer/intercom system has not worked for several years. There was evidence that it is irreparable. But the proposed solution appeared to be either to leave it as it is (still not working) or to remove it altogether. The jury found that the failure to provide a working buzzer/intercom system was a failure. It is a matter of concern that the prison/the Ministry of Justice still considers that it is unnecessary. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Resolve prison phone-line issues, ensure public access at all times, and regularly test the line.

Verbatim wording from the response

“I was extremely sorry to hear that Mr Olugosi’s wife was unable to contact the prison by the phone number available to her and recognise the distress this undoubtedly will have caused. As you heard in evidence, the prison has addressed the phone line issues and thereby ensured that anyone can call the prison at any time, and that this is regularly tested.”

Source location

Response from HMPPS
Page 1 · response
Published 26 February 2025

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Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Order removal of the external intercom system units to prevent confusion about contacting the prison.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The intercom system itself was identified in October 2024 as requiring complete replacement at significant cost. Again, as described at the inquest given its limited use and impact on routine operations this cost is not considered justifiable at present. In order to prevent confusion, the Governor has ordered the external system units be removed.”

Source location

Response from HMPPS
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Published 26 February 2025

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Source evidence

How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Replacing the intercom is not considered justifiable at present because its limited use and operational impact do not warrant the significant cost.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The intercom system itself was identified in October 2024 as requiring complete replacement at significant cost. Again, as described at the inquest given its limited use and impact on routine operations this cost is not considered justifiable at present. In order to prevent confusion, the Governor has ordered the external system units be removed.”

Source location

Response from HMPPS
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Published 26 February 2025

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Source evidence

How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

The intercom was not designed or intended for members of the public to contact the prison and is not a standard Prison Service requirement.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Following evidence heard during the inquest you have queried the purpose and function of the intercom system at the prison. In responding to your specific query, I can confirm that systems of this type are not a standard requirement across the Prison Service and it is not the case that the intercom system was designed or intended to be used for people trying to contact the prison. Given the nature of prison security and in particular night staffing it would not be expected that people would try and contact the prison by attending in person.”

Source location

Response from HMPPS
Page 1 · response
Published 26 February 2025

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