An inquest is due to take place next week into the death of an inmate at an Oxfordshire prison.
Garrick Pierson died at HMP Bullingdon, near Bicester, on September 23 2024.
The circumstances surrounding his death is currently unknown.
Pierson was 34 when he died.
A jury inquest is set to take place at Oxfordshire Coroner's Court on Monday, June 22 at 10am.
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The jury will hear evidence and make a conclusion on the cause of death.
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman is currently investigating the death and is yet to publish its report.
Advising on how the body investigates deaths, the website states it will look into an inmate’s physical or mental health, suicide, self-harm and substance misuse risks have been managed.
It states it cannot investigate decisions or actions taken by police, courts, hospital staff or coroners. For example, it cannot look into someone’s arrest or offence, decisions made about sentencing or what is said post-mortem.
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