Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Widespread new psychoactive substances in prison
The earlier warning
Shalane Blackwood · 3 May 2016 · Stephanie Haskey, Nottinghamshire
“That the use of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) remains rife within the prison, and presentations such as Mr [name redacted] are not diminishing, and that the Substance Misuse Team requires further staff to be effective in future.”
What was promised
A published response was found, but no specific action could be extracted with a verified quote.
What recurred
- 22 Oct 2021 · Anthony Clacher · Rachael Griffin · Closely related · confidence 0.90 (high)
- 2 Feb 2023 · Jason Williams · Rachael Griffin · Closely related · confidence 0.80 (moderate)
- 18 Nov 2025 · Derrion Adams · Emma Brown · Closely related · confidence 0.80 (moderate)
- 8 Dec 2025 · Oliver Mulangala · Jonathan Stevens · Identical hazard · confidence 0.92 (high)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Shalane Blackwood · 3 May 2016
“That the use of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) remains rife within the prison, and presentations such as Mr [name redacted] are not diminishing, and that the Substance Misuse Team requires further staff to be effective in future.”
Later · Oliver Mulangala · 8 Dec 2025
“Prison Officer B ([REDACTED]) told the court: "[REDACTED] is a daily occurrence, it's too much to handle...some batches are bad and they can then be violent"”
What happened next
No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.