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London Crime Briefing
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Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
London Crime News has published 6 stories involving Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, from August 2026 to October 2026. Each one is scored for how well the original reporting stood up, and lists the reports it was written from.
- Courts · Wandsworth
HMP Wandsworth suicide: Watchdog repeats emergency procedure concerns
A Prisons and Probation Ombudsman report has raised concerns about emergency response procedures at HMP Wandsworth following the suicide of Aktar Uddin on Christmas Day 2021. An inquest also found that terrorism prevention measures had a significant effect on his mental health.
Wandsworth3 min readTrust 50 · Craft 65 · Hype 45 
Courts · Hammersmith and FulhamWormwood Scrubs prisoner died with 7 unprescribed drugs
William Clark, 57, died of multidrug toxicity at HMP Wormwood Scrubs on December 27, 2024, with seven unprescribed medications and three prescribed ones in his system. A report raised concerns about drug trading and medication management.
Hammersmith and Fulham4 min readTrust 60 · Craft 70 · Hype 45
Courts · IslingtonInmate died by suicide after release from HMP Pentonville
Moses Hailemichel died on March 3, 2025, six days after his release from HMP Pentonville. An investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman found significant failures in communication and preparation for his release.
Islington4 min readTrust 60 · Craft 70 · Hype 40
Courts · BromleyPaedophile Jeremy Wing dies aged 85 serving life sentence
Jeremy Wing, a convicted paedophile from Chelsfield, has died at the age of 85. He was serving a life sentence at HMP Bure for the abuse of two seven-year-old boys, an offence for which he had installed hidden cameras. Wing had pleaded guilty to multiple charges including rape.
Bromley3 min readTrust 30 · Craft 57 · Hype 41
Courts · Hammersmith and FulhamWormwood Scrubs inmate died by hanging after wife's failed attempts to raise alarm
An inmate at Wormwood Scrubs died by hanging on March 28, 2022, after his wife's desperate attempts to contact prison staff were hampered by a broken intercom and telephone line. A subsequent ombudsman report detailed significant failings in the prison's procedures.
Hammersmith and Fulham4 min readTrust 50 · Craft 65 · Hype 45
Violent Crime · HackneyDempsey Nibbs, who killed partner in Hoxton, dies in Belmarsh aged 79
Dempsey Nibbs, convicted of murdering his long-term partner Judith Nibbs in Hoxton in 2014, has died in HMP Belmarsh at the age of 79. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman is investigating his death, which occurred on 26 July 2025.
Hackney4 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 70