Polmont23 Mar 2026Prison inspectors find progress but 'systemic obstacles' after suicidesInspectors looked at whether recommendations had been implemented at Scotland's main young offenders institution23 Mar 202611 Mar 2026Teenager dies in custody at Polmont Young Offenders InstitutionThe young offenders institution was heavily criticised last year following the deaths of Katie Allan and William Brown in 2018.11 Mar 202615 Jan 2026Review recommends custody death FAIs should be completed in a yearThe Scottish government ordered the review of fatal accident inquiries following the deaths of two young people.15 Jan 20263 Dec 2025Custody death probes 'traumatising' for families - human rights reportThe Scottish Human Rights Commission spoke to grieving relatives in a bid to improve the fatal accident inquiry system.3 Dec 202522 Jul 2025Family backs bill to prosecute prisons for custody deathsLabour MP Blair McDougall is calling for Crown immunity in UK prison estates to be abolished.22 Jul 202520 May 2025Young prisoner's death could have been prevented, sheriff rulesSeven recommendations have been made by a sheriff after an FAI into the death of 20-year-old Jack McKenzie in Polmont. 20 May 202527 Mar 2025Death in custody inquiries guaranteed legal aidJustice Secretary Angela Constance is using existing ministerial powers to remove means-testing for legal aid in such cases.27 Mar 202513 Mar 2025Safety action plan accepted after suicides at PolmontKatie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, took their own lives in separate incidents at Polmont Young Offenders Institution in 2018.13 Mar 202517 Jan 2025Catalogue of failures led to young prisoner deathsA fatal accident inquiry concludes that Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, may not have died if reasonable precautions had been taken.17 Jan 2025...
