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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 · Apr 2, 2025

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 · Apr 1, 2025

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.

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2025

Scottish prisons to begin release of hundreds of prisoners to tackle overpopulation

SHORT-TERM Scottish prisoners in their hundreds will be given early releases in a bid to tackle overcrowding.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 18, 2025

Musk Aide Given Payment System Access By Mistake: US Official

The employee, Marko Elez -- who had no federal government status -- resigned Friday after being linked to a racist social media account, only for Musk to announce that he was being reinstated.

International Business Times · Feb 12, 2025

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 · Jan 23, 2025

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) · Jan 23, 2025

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 · Jan 17, 2025

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 · Jan 17, 2025

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 · Jan 17, 2025