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| Soham murderer Ian Huntley is being treated in hospital for a drug overdose after being found unconscious in his cell at Wakefield Prison. | Soham murderer Ian Huntley is being treated in hospital for a drug overdose after being found unconscious in his cell at Wakefield Prison. |
| He was found in the early hours in the healthcare wing by staff who attempted resuscitation, the Prison Service said. | He was found in the early hours in the healthcare wing by staff who attempted resuscitation, the Prison Service said. |
| It has commissioned a review of the "management strategy" for Huntley, who has taken an overdose before. | It has commissioned a review of the "management strategy" for Huntley, who has taken an overdose before. |
| The 32-year-old received two life terms for the 2002 murders of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells in Soham, Cambs. | The 32-year-old received two life terms for the 2002 murders of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells in Soham, Cambs. |
| Huntley is receiving treatment at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, where two police officers are guarding the intensive care unit. | Huntley is receiving treatment at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, where two police officers are guarding the intensive care unit. |
| The BBC's Home Affairs correspondent Margaret Gilmore said prison sources had confirmed that Huntley was on liquid medication. | The BBC's Home Affairs correspondent Margaret Gilmore said prison sources had confirmed that Huntley was on liquid medication. |
| They are now investigating how he came to be in possession of what they assume were pills. | They are now investigating how he came to be in possession of what they assume were pills. |
| You still prescribe medication in tablet form which is easily concealed Glyn Travis, Prison Officers' Association | You still prescribe medication in tablet form which is easily concealed Glyn Travis, Prison Officers' Association |
| The source also said that although Huntley is not expected out of hospital imminently, his condition is not thought to be life-threatening. | |
| The Prison Service said the review of how Huntley is handled would be carried out by the head of its Standards Audit Unit, Rob Kellett. | The Prison Service said the review of how Huntley is handled would be carried out by the head of its Standards Audit Unit, Rob Kellett. |
| The Prison Officers' Association (POA) said Huntley had been taken off suicide watch three weeks ago and located in the jail's healthcare centre with other inmates on medication. | The Prison Officers' Association (POA) said Huntley had been taken off suicide watch three weeks ago and located in the jail's healthcare centre with other inmates on medication. |
| POA assistant general secretary Glyn Travis said: "We're not sure what type of medication he has taken but obviously the situation is quite critical and is being investigated by the Prison Service today." | POA assistant general secretary Glyn Travis said: "We're not sure what type of medication he has taken but obviously the situation is quite critical and is being investigated by the Prison Service today." |
| He said the POA had long campaigned for medication in prison to be given in liquid form only. | He said the POA had long campaigned for medication in prison to be given in liquid form only. |
| "But because of the cost of that you still prescribe medication in tablet form which is easily concealed," he added. | "But because of the cost of that you still prescribe medication in tablet form which is easily concealed," he added. |
| Police officers are guarding the hospital's intensive care unit | |
| In June 2003, while awaiting trial for the murder of the two 10-year-old schoolgirls, the former school caretaker saved up 29 anti-depressant pills in a box of teabags and was found suffering a fit on the floor of his cell at Woodhill Prison, near Milton Keynes. | In June 2003, while awaiting trial for the murder of the two 10-year-old schoolgirls, the former school caretaker saved up 29 anti-depressant pills in a box of teabags and was found suffering a fit on the floor of his cell at Woodhill Prison, near Milton Keynes. |
| An official report into that suicide attempt uncovered a number of "serious systems failures". | An official report into that suicide attempt uncovered a number of "serious systems failures". |
| Then Home Office minister Paul Goggins said the internal report revealed a "completely unacceptable situation". | Then Home Office minister Paul Goggins said the internal report revealed a "completely unacceptable situation". |
| He said: "Procedures for dispensing medication to Mr Huntley fell well short of acceptable standards." | He said: "Procedures for dispensing medication to Mr Huntley fell well short of acceptable standards." |
| The system officers used to search Huntley's belongings was "predictable" and "did not include the items stored outside of his cell", added the internal Prison Service report. | The system officers used to search Huntley's belongings was "predictable" and "did not include the items stored outside of his cell", added the internal Prison Service report. |
| The document made 15 recommendations, including a review of the jail's cell search strategy and an independent review of security intelligence in the prison, including CCTV. | The document made 15 recommendations, including a review of the jail's cell search strategy and an independent review of security intelligence in the prison, including CCTV. |
| Huntley attacked | Huntley attacked |
| In September 2005, High Court judge Mr Justice Moses ruled that Huntley, originally from Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, must serve at least 40 years in prison. | In September 2005, High Court judge Mr Justice Moses ruled that Huntley, originally from Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, must serve at least 40 years in prison. |
| He said the killings did not meet the criteria for a "whole-life tariff", but the 40-year term offered "little or no hope" of his release. | He said the killings did not meet the criteria for a "whole-life tariff", but the 40-year term offered "little or no hope" of his release. |
| In the same month Huntley was attacked with boiling water by a fellow inmate at Wakefield Prison, which houses some of the UK's most dangerous criminals, including Charles Bronson, dubbed Britain's most violent prisoner. | In the same month Huntley was attacked with boiling water by a fellow inmate at Wakefield Prison, which houses some of the UK's most dangerous criminals, including Charles Bronson, dubbed Britain's most violent prisoner. |
| In January 2004, serial killer Harold Shipman hanged himself in his cell at Wakefield Prison, using a ligature made from bed sheets. | In January 2004, serial killer Harold Shipman hanged himself in his cell at Wakefield Prison, using a ligature made from bed sheets. |
| Although the Prison Ombudsman's report said the former GP's death could not have been prevented, it said procedures for dealing with at-risk prisoners needed to be reviewed. | Although the Prison Ombudsman's report said the former GP's death could not have been prevented, it said procedures for dealing with at-risk prisoners needed to be reviewed. |