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Man dies days after release from prison left him homeless
South Wales Evening Post
|July 14, 2025
A MAN died of a drug overdose five days after being released from Swansea prison with nowhere to live.
According to an ombudsman report, “workload pressures” experienced by prison staff led to Mark Johnston leaving HMP Swansea with no accommodation lined up.
Mr Johnston, 49, was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison in December 2023 after being convicted of theft.
The jail was aware he had attempted suicide in the past and had struggled with addiction to alcohol, heroin and crack cocaine. Shortly before his release in April 2024, he tested negative for drugs.
Prisons ombudsman Adrian Usher said: “The prison’s resettlement team saw Mr Johnston and completed housing referrals for him just five days before his release. As a result, there was limited time for Mr Johnston to secure accommodation and he was released homeless.”
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