Aleksey Baranovsky And Rye Hill Private Prison

EDM number 2095 in 2008-09, proposed by Harry Cohen on 20/10/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Prisons.

That this House notes the critical reports by HM Inspector of Prisons and the Prison Ombudsman on Rye Hill private prison; further notes the outcome of the inquest on Ukrainian Aleksey Baranovsky who slowly bled to death in his cell despite being on suicide watch; further notes the coroner's description of his treatment as shameful and appalling; also notes the jury's recording of a catalogue of failures, including the prison not following policy on suicide prevention, not arranging an urgent psychiatric assessment, and not providing a treatment plan; further notes the criticism of Angela Pereira, the healthcare manager at Rye Hill, and other staff including the responsible doctor, Colin West; further notes that the Ombudsman recommended that these staff be investigated and, if necessary, referred to professional bodies, but their employer, private healthcare contractor Primecare, decided autonomously to take no action; considers that the Minister or Offender Management Service should arrange such referrals; further considers that all prisoners should have the right to receive NHS treatment in an NHS setting; further notes that the family of Mr Baranovsky had the indignity of it taking six months to notify them of his death and that they had to collect his remains from their local post office; and considers that the experiment of operating private prisons for profit and private healthcare for profit within prisons has failed.

This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.