Thomas Ruggiero (1)
24 Mar 2026 · Coroner Ian Potter · Ian Potter
The coroner's concerns
1. inexperienced prison officers
“high levels of inexperienced staff will undoubtedly contribute to future deaths of those in custody”
2. insufficient staff communication
“communication between prison staff was insufficient and lacked clarity”
3. high proportion of probationary prison officers
“up to (and possibly more than) 90% of prison officers at HMP Swaleside were new in post and still in their probationary period”
Responses
No published response was found on judiciary.uk.