Problems of general social isolation are now frequently reported by men, who mention this more often than women 4 . Those who have attempted suicide are at greater risk of eventually dying by suicide and the number of repeat attempts made increases the likelihood of eventually dying by suicide. University of York 3. The rate of self-inflicted deaths in prisons in England and Wales rose between 1997 and 1998 from 115 per 100,000 to 126 per 100,000. The 1997 rate was over six times the total male suicide rate and nearly ten times the rate for both sexes for England and Wales.
Remand prisoners make up approximately one fifth of the total prison population.
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