The parents of a disabled man found dead in his cell at a prison dubbed 'Monster Mansion' are searching for answers after being left devastated by his death. Jeremie Simmons, who was 21, was found hanged in his cell in the segregation unit at the maximum security Wakefield Prison on May 4 last year.
His dad Steve and step-mum Maria believe he was not given the mental healthcare he needed at Wakefield, which has been dubbed 'Monster Mansion' due to the large number of high-profile, high-risk sex offenders and murderers held there. It is believed that Jeremie suffered from PTSD after being abused and neglected as a child and may have had autism alongside a learning disability.
Steve and Maria said they were left angry by the initial findings of independent investigators working with the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman. They want to know why Jeremie was moved to Wakefield, West Yorkshire, many miles from his family in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
