Claim: A record number of people killed themselves in English and Welsh prisons in 2016.
Fact-check: Record self-inflicted deaths in prisons - Full Fact
Verdict: that's correct, going back to 1978. the rate of self-inflicted deaths per 1,000 prisoners is also close to a record high.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Conor James Mckinney
Date published: 2017-01-26T00:00:00