The death of a prisoner at HMP Styal is the subject of an investigation. The all-female jail’s inmate Eileen McDonagh passed away on July 2 while in detention.
Around 480 women are housed at the Cheshire all-women prison, some of whom are in the Mother and Baby Unit for mothers of infants less than 18 months.
The death of Ms. McDonagh was verified by a jail service spokeswoman.
The prison administration acknowledged that her death had been reported to the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, an impartial authority that looks into deaths in detention.
The investigation will aid in learning more about Eileen McDonagh’s cause of death, exact time of death, and other information pertaining to her dying moments.
The prisoner Eileen McDonagh passed away on July 2 while in jail, and the Prison Service expressed its sympathies to her family.
It has been reported to the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.
At least eleven women have passed away while being held at the facility since 2001.
Every person at Styal has a right to feel protected, says the gov.uk website.
At all times, the personnel is in charge of their protection and welfare.
Cheshire East Safeguarding Adults Board is in charge of overseeing all safeguarding procedures.
Styal is dedicated to offering a secure and enlightening atmosphere where women can gain new skills and concentrate on their own growth.
HMP Styal, a former orphanage, was first established as a women’s jail in 1962 to house female convicts from Manchester’s Strangeways neighbourhood.
744 prisoners were kept in Strangeways, which is now known as HMP Manchester, but it was reconstructed in 1990 following a significant riot.