Four women have taken their own lives and self-harm cases have doubled since 2021 at a trouble-hit HMP Styal. A damning new report from HM Inspectorate of Prisons found there were more than 5,200 ...

There were more than 5,200 incidents of self-harm reported at Styal in the last 12 months - almost double the number found during the last inspection in 2021, while four women took their own lives.

Inmate at Styal prison found dead on Christmas Eve Alex Davies, 25, was found unresponsive. News. Neal Keeling Chief reporter. 12:39, 28 Dec 2024 Updated 12:40, 28 Dec 2024. HMP Styal (stock image ...

The rate of self-harm was the second highest at HMP Styal of all 12 women’s prisons.

A Prison Service spokesperson told the ECHO: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of HMP/YOI Styal prisoner, Alex Davies, who sadly died on Tuesday, December 24.As with all deaths in ...

HMP/YOI Styal receives women from courts all over the north-west of England and also Wales, either remanded or sentenced. The Princess of Wales, Patron of Action for Children, ...

HMP Styal has the highest positive drug test results in the women’s estate, which leaders appeared “ill-equipped to tackle”, the prisons watchdog said. The rate of self-harm was the second ...