In April 2019 the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Shared Data Unit reported the number of people dying while on probation in England and Wales had risen by almost a third in three years.
Campaign groups said there had been "institutional indifference" towards offenders released from custody.
A social worker said her job had become "a treadmill of bureaucracy".
The Ministry of Justice said a "great deal of caution was needed when trying to draw conclusions" from its figures.
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Shared Data Unit analysed Ministry of Justice data from 2015-16 to 2017-18.
It found:
- Last year 966 deaths of offenders were recorded, compared to 752 in 2015-16
- About one in three of those deaths were self-inflicted
- In 2014-15, there were 558 deaths, but that was before 40,000 extra offenders were brought under supervision following government reforms
This piece of content was produced by a regional newspaper reporter working alongside Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ staff.
The Shared Data Unit makes data journalism available to news organisations across the media industry, as part of a partnership between the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and the News Media Association. Stories generated by the partnership included:
- The Northern Echo: 15 April 2019
- The Northern Echo: 15 April 2019
- Essex: The Gazette: 15 April 2019
- Basildon: Yellow Advertiser: 15 April 2019
- Bradford Telegraph & Argus: 15 April 2019
- Teesside Live: 15 April 2019
- Nottinghamshire Live: 15 April 2019
- Leicestershire Live: 15 April 2019
- Cornish Stuff: 15 April 2019
- York: The Press: 16 April 2019
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