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Head of Scottish prisons says service should not be immune from prosecution

Lawyer Aamer Anwar has called for a meeting with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to push for the lifting of Crown immunity.

Evening Standard

Families of Katie Allan and William Lindsay to meet prison service chiefs

The two died within months of each other in 2018 at Polmont.

The Independent UK

Constance vows ‘lasting change’ after suicides at Polmont YOI

The Scottish Justice Secretary said she expects work to be ‘delivered at pace’ after the separate deaths in 2018 of Katie Allan and William Brown.

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We are fed up of apologies, say family of young woman who died in Polmont YOI

Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, took their own lives within months of each other in 2018 at the facility.

Evening Standard

Families of Katie Allan and William Brown to meet Constance ahead of speech

The families’ lawyer Aamer Anwar called for a change to a ‘lack of accountability’ across the Scottish Prison Service.

Evening Standard

Suicide prevention scheme launched in wake of Polmont deaths

THE Scottish Prison Service has apologised to the families of Katie Allan and William Lindsay, who took their own lives in Polmont Young…

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Suicide prevention strategy launched in wake of Polmont YOI deaths – SPS

SPS also committed to pilot ‘signs of life’ suicide prevention/monitoring technology in Polmont, with a report due by January 17 2026.

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Constance pledges ‘systemic response’ over deaths at Polmont YOI

The Scottish Justice Secretary made the commitment as she responded to a fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of William Brown and Katie Allan.

Evening Standard

Justice Secretary in emotional apology to families of Katie Allan and William Lindsay

JUSTICE Secretary Angela Constance gave an emotional apology to the families of Katie Allan and William Lindsay as she told MSPs the state accepted…

The National (Scotland)

Families of pair who died at Polmont YOI to meet First Minister

Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, took their own lives at the facility within months of each other in 2018.

Evening Standard

Deaths at young offender institution in Scotland ‘could have been avoided’

Call for prisons to lose immunity from prosecution after report into suicides of Katie Allan, 20, and William Lindsay, 16, at Polmont

The Guardian - UK

Families of young people who died in YOI criticise prison system

Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, also known as William Lindsay, died within months of each other in Polmont YOI in 2018.

Evening Standard

Pair who took own lives in Polmont ‘given death sentence’, families’ lawyer says

A sheriff has ruled the deaths of Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, could have been avoided.

The Independent UK

Deaths of young people in custody at Polmont could have been avoided, inquiry finds

The deaths of two young people who took their own lives while in custody in a young offenders institution “might have been avoided”, an inquiry…

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Young people who took own lives after ‘catalogue of failures’ at Polmont ‘given death sentence’

Katie Allan, aged 21, and William Brown, 16, separately took their own lives at the facility in 2018

Evening Standard

Deaths in custody at Polmont YOI could have been avoided, inquiry finds

Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, also known as William Lindsay, separately took their own lives at the facility in 2018.

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Teenager kills himself at Scottish young offender institution

Jonathan Beadle dies at Polmont a month after bill to stop under-18s being sent to prison became law

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Humza Yousaf to raise Scottish Prison Service crown immunity with Rishi Sunak

HUMZA Yousaf is planning to raise the issue of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) still having crown immunity with the Prime Minister amid a key…

The National (Scotland)

Staff took 16-year-old off suicide watch hours before death, inquiry told

A 16-year-old who took his own life in Polmont Young Offenders Institution had been removed from suicide watch hours earlier, a fatal accident…

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Fatal accident inquiry to begin into deaths of two young Scots at Polmont

A fatal accident inquiry is due to begin into the deaths of two people who took their own lives in a young offender institution.

The National (Scotland)

Call for Crown immunity to be lifted before inquiry into young peoples' deaths

A FATAL accident inquiry will begin next week into the deaths of two people who took their own lives in a young offender institution, amid calls for…

The Independent UK

Family of woman who died in YOI granted partial legal aid for inquiry

Katie Allan, 21, died at Polmont Young Offenders Institution in June 2018 while serving a sentence for a driving offence.

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