A prisoner had a cocktail of drugs in his system after being found dead in his cell at HMP Durham.
Convicted burglar Joseph Andrew Price died in his cell on September 20, 2020 - just 10 days after arriving there on remand - and post-mortem toxicology tests revealed that the 28-year-old had used methadone, cannabis, diazepam and pregabalin before his death. However, a pathologist was unable to establish the cause of his death.
On September 10, 2020, Mr Price had been recalled and remanded at the County Durham prison for breaching his licence conditions and had been charged with intent to steal, possession of cannabis, assaulting a police officer and damaging a police cell. He had served a number of previous prison sentences for burglary and the possession of offensive weapons.
