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Report of the Inquiry into the circumstances of the Death of Bernard (Sonny) Lodge at Manchester Prison on 28 August 1998 Presented to Parliament pursuant to section 26 of the Inquiries Act 2005 Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed on 15 December 2009 HC 127 LONDON:THE STATIONERY OFFICE £26.00
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Page 1: Report of the Inquiry into the circ
Page 5 and 6: Reports from HM Prisons Inspectorat
Page 7 and 8: The report makes 48 findings but on
Page 9 and 10: CONTENTS PART ONE: WHAT LED TO THE
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Page 13 and 14: Chapter 1 SONNY LODGE AND AN OUTLIN
Page 15 and 16: denied the charge. He admitted push
Page 17 and 18: and to Sonny’s wing. A health car
Page 19 and 20: was not aware of Sonny’s history
Page 21 and 22: The Court said that any failure to
Page 23 and 24: structure the inquiry’s considera
Page 25 and 26: 2.25 At the hearings, the solicitor
Page 27 and 28: or recognition. Their actions may b
Page 29 and 30: 18 In inquiries of this kind it ma
Page 31 and 32: Chapter 3: RISLEY: 15 TO 26 JUNE 19
Page 33 and 34: 0820 Appeared to be OK when unlocke
Page 35 and 36: Chapter 4: THE INCIDENT AT WHISTON
Page 37 and 38: admitted pushing the officer and ga
Page 39 and 40: Officer Brownley’s injury 4.20 Dr
Page 41 and 42: was required to resume wing duties
Page 43 and 44: would not be a problem. He said he
Page 45 and 46: Chapter 5: 27 JUNE TO 9 JULY 1998:
Page 47 and 48: continued assessment and recording
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Page 51 and 52: Table 3 40 9 July 1335 1400 1609 17
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point on the history sheets kept on
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working prison occupied mainly by c
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privileges over and above the facil
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the actual memory of many of its st
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with officers in the kitchen for go
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H wing: 25 July to 1 August 7.37 In
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7.48 On Sunday 16 August, an entry
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Chapter 8: SUNDAY 23 AUGUST TO THE
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Wing officer 8.8 Officer Sanderson
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chaplains to see him. Ms Lorimer to
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Thursday morning 8.21 Captain Palme
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9.5 Officer Downs told the inquiry
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visit before time and that there wa
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ecollection of the incident and mus
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9.34 Mr Bowcock was asked about the
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Chapter 10: AFTER THE SEARCH: THE I
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and now they’re doing three years
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Mr Lodge’s account of the inciden
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HCOs advised staff to loosen their
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punishment for the altercation in t
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82 The diagnosis of dissocial pers
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11.6 Back in the chaplains’ offic
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take his clothes off for a search a
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Subsequent statements to the Prison
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Evidence to the inquiry SO Knight 1
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going to happen to him. She was als
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11.53 In his final letter to his gi
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Chapter 12: ISSUES RAISED IN THE CL
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should not routinely be used. But i
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impulsivity; difficulty forming rel
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any underlying paranoid illness as
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Chapter 13: ISSUES RAISED IN THE CL
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Changes to assessing fitness 13.10
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13.20 One of the mental health nurs
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Chapter 14: SAFEGUARDS AGAINST SUIC
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Meeting the prisoner’s needs. Thi
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114 Prison culture The policy stat
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14.16 “Prisoners who are at risk
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Closing a Plan 14.25 The form says
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14.36 In oral evidence to the inqui
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CHAPTER 15: PREVENTING SUICIDE AND
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mind in the last week of his life i
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colleague to see Sonny Lodge on Thu
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15.21 ACCT also requires a risk ass
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Chapter 16: THE INQUIRY’S CONSIDE
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Despite these findings, there is in
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16.17 The inquiry was told that pri
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Chapter 17: TRANSFERS, WING AND CEL
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punishment, there is no evidence th
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held safely; Respect - prisoners ar
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Chapter 18: WAS SONNY LODGE VICTIMI
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surgeon at Whiston Hospital found S
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fact that, as he sees it, injustice
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that it was made at all. However, i
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forcefully, but for prison staff, i
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Chapter 20: THE SEARCH AND THE INCI
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However, like the various reports o
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Chapter 21: THE ADJUDICATION AND PU
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21.4 PSO 2000, which came into effe
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21.13 In order to find the charge a
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Chapter 22: COMMUNICATIONS AND RECO
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opportunity when the senior officer
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prompted special protection. Conseq
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Manchester prison now 23.4 In evide
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Safety 23.13 I have described in pa
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ehaviour, achievements, interaction
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prison. Many prisoners carry a host
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PART FOUR FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS
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Information was not always recorded
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opportunities for social interactio
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41 Governor McColm did not explore
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LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS I have exer
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LIST OF OBSERVATIONS ABOUT INQUIRY
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ANNEX 1 TERMS OF REFERENCE 1 1. To
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9. Communications and record-keepin
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helpful. The chronology will not fo
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Notice of matters requiring explana
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ANNEX 3 LIST OF LEGAL REPRESENTATIV
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PSI Prison Service Instruction PSI
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