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Prisoner found dead in cell after drinking hand sanitiser in mistaken belief it had alcohol

Prisoner found dead in cell after drinking hand sanitiser in mistaken belief it had alcohol

Thu, 21 May, 2026

An investigation by the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) revealed that inmates frequently removed hand sanitiser from dispenser units at the prison during the Covid-19 pandemic before boiling it to “cook off the bad stuff”.

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