A resident at HMP Chelmsford died in hospital after having a choking episode. Peter Dickson, 66, was at the Category B prison when he was rushed to Broomfield Hospital last month.
Mr Dickson, whose reason for being a resident at the prison is not known, was said to have had a choking episode at the prison, on Springfield Road, Chelmsford, on March 13 this year. He was rushed to hospital but his condition deteriorated, Essex Coroner’s Court heard.
The prisoner’s demise was confirmed at the hospital. A provisional cause of death was recorded as hypoxic brain injury and choking on food.
Coroner Michelle Brown said: “Peter Dickson, from Basildon, died at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford. This 66-year-old man was at HMP Chelmsford.
“He was found to have had a choking episode. He was admitted to hospital and continued to deteriorate and died at 8.15 am on March 13.
“A provisional cause of death was hypoxic brain injury and choking on food. This will not be a documentary.”
HMP Chelmsford has a population largely made up by people on remand, meaning they either await their trial or sentencing. Coroner Michelle Brown said: “He was a resident of HMP Chelmsford so by nature of that it will go to the complex team for them to deal with.”
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: “Peter Dickson died at HMP Chelmsford on March 13th 2025. As with all deaths in custody, the Prison and Probation Ombudsman will investigate.”
But Facebook was filled with hateful remarks, and it’s startling how many people see those who are incarcerated. To go back to jail and have a place to sleep and eat, some homeless persons commit small-time offences.
There are not enough staff members to care for inmates in overcrowded prisons. Some of these locations have filthy conditions due to mould growth and moisture from sewage leaks.
Perhaps if our government stopped housing all these immigrants our people wouldn’t be in these situations.
There have also been people who have been accommodated there because of a mental breakdown and required urgent assistance because they were a threat to themselves, and the powers that be don’t have anywhere else to put them. People need to think before they articulate because some proper scummy human beings are commenting like little keyboard warriors following the stench of social media.
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