Some stats from this paper: A third died aged 26-35; half died aged 40 or less. Mean age at death was 38. 54.1% of deaths were hangings. 46.3% of recorded ligature points were window bars. 85.6% of all deaths concerned male prisoners. The mean time from death to report was 1.9 years.

I struggled to find a home for this, then was very busy hence forgetful, and presently am ill thus disinclined. It may be of wider value, hence uploading it to SSRN today: statistical and thematic analysis of all PFDs relating to state custody until late 2022. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....