HMP Styal has seen at least 11 suicides since 2007 - more than any other women's prison in England.
Former inmates of a prison where several women have taken their own lives have condemned it as "no place for a vulnerable young woman".
If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this article, help and advice can be found on theOne day, Francesca said a prison officer slipped a note under her cell door, saying an 18-year-old girl had taken her own life. "We've desensitised women in prison to the point where someone killing themselves is no longer a shock."After six self-inflicted deaths in a year, an urgent review was ordered in 2003 into the treatment of vulnerable women at Styal and other prisons.
The 42-year-old from Bolton, described by a GP as a suicide risk, had a long history of mental illness and self-harm and was under the care of a psychiatrist.by the Prison and Probations Ombudsman commended staff for their effort in trying to save her but found they did not know how to use the defibrillator.The 32-year-old, from Blackpool, had been recalled on licence after serving time for assaulting a police officer who had tried to stop her self-harming.
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