A report has found a prisoner who died at HMP Humber told staff of his suicidal thoughts on four occasions before he took his own life in January 2020. Keith Turner, who was 50, died on 9 January 2020 from self-inflicted injuries in his cell.On the morning of Mr Turner’s death, around one hour before he was found, his wife called the prison’s switchboard and asked for someone to check on her husband because she has not heard from him. A recently published report written by Sue McAllister CB for the Prions & Probation Ombudsman said: “I am concerned that the switchboard operator did not refer Mr Turner’s wife to the Safer Custody hotline. This was a missed opportunity for someone to check on Mr Turner.”I am also concerned that there was a delay in sending an emergency ambulance to treat Mr Turner, as prison staff initially gave insufficient information to the ambulance service for them to treat the call as an emergency.”Mr Turner had been jailed for three years and nine months at…
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