{"id":7535,"date":"2026-07-27T12:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=7535"},"modified":"2026-07-27T12:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:38:17","slug":"report-makes-key-recommendations-to-reduce-the-number-of-post-release-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/2026\/07\/27\/report-makes-key-recommendations-to-reduce-the-number-of-post-release-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT MAKES KEY RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF POST-RELEASE DEATHS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A new report from Nacro recommends that much more be done to reduce the risk of people dying following their release from prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of post-release deaths is currently significantly higher than before the pandemic. Prison leavers today are 72% more likely to die within two weeks of release than those released between 2019 – 20 and 28% more likely to die within a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drug-related deaths are the largest cause of preventable deaths among prison leavers, accounting for 40% of deaths within the year after release \u2014 around three people every week. Likewise, homelessness remains a major risk factor in post-release deaths, with as many as a third of all deaths in the two weeks post-release being among people who were released into homelessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report identifies the need for better substance misuse treatment on the day of release, improved connections between prison and community services, and robust action to reduce prison leaver homelessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It makes four key recommendations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Opioid treatment:\u00a0<\/strong>All people released from prison with an opioid misuse problem should be offered opioid substitution treatment (OST) on their day of release.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Naloxone*:<\/strong>\u00a0The Ministry of Justice and the Department of Health and Social Care should set and meet a consistent national standard for the distribution of naloxone on release.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Access to healthcare:<\/strong>\u00a0The Department of Health and Social Care should work with the Prisons and Probation Service to ensure that everyone released from prison is registered with a GP and able to access immediate care.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Prison-leaver homelessness:<\/strong>\u00a0The Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government should set out a joint plan to meet their target of halving the proportion of people leaving prison homeless<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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    To read the full report, click here.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    * Naloxone is a life-saving emergency medicine used to quickly reverse opioid overdoses by blocking drugs like heroin, fentanyl, and morphine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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