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flag A 38-year-old inmate died by suicide in 2023 at HMP Haverigg, despite medical care, due to anxiety over his crimes and inadequate risk management.

flag Steven Blake, a 38-year-old inmate at HMP Haverigg, died in April 2023 from a prescription drug overdose while serving a 33-month sentence for child sexual offenses. flag A Prisons and Probation Ombudsman report concluded his death was a suicide, driven by anxiety over his past crimes and future prospects, despite adequate medical care. flag Concerns were raised over allowing him to keep medication in his cell after a prior suicide attempt and without a new risk assessment. flag A fellow prisoner reported the overdose, but emergency efforts failed. flag The coroner ruled the death a suicide, and the Ombudsman recommended improved risk management for inmates with suicide histories.

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