Tragic Polmont custody deaths of Katie Allan and William Lindsay 'could have been avoided'
Katie Allan, 21, and William Lindsay, 16, died just months apart while in custody at Polmont Young Offenders in 2018.
Families of Katie Allan and William Lindsay call for prison reform as youths 'handed death sentence'
Solicitor, Aamer Anwar, said Katie and William were handed "a death sentence", as he called for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to change the law to allow prisons to be prosecuted.
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 ...
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 ...
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'Polmont isn't fit for purpose, it couldn't afford to keep my brother alive'
John Reilly says he still has many questions following a fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of his brother and another vulnerable young person.
Katie Allan's mum says daughter was 'brutalised' at Polmont and 'not afforded right to live'
Katie, 21, was found dead in her cell after she took her own life at the young offenders institution near Falkirk in June ...
Student who killed herself in prison ‘murdered by justice system’, brother claims
The brother of a university student who took her own life in prison has said the justice system “murdered” her after an inquiry found her death “might have been avoided ...
National Care Service to be ditched due to lack of support, minister confirms
Social Care Minister Maree Todd will now deliver a statement on the future of the Scottish government's planned National Care Service. The justice secretary Angela Constance earlier made a statement ...
Six reforms laid out after Katie Allan and William Lindsay deaths
Justice secretary Angela Constance fought back tears as she apologised to the families of Katie Allan and William Linsday for their deaths ...
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Catalogue of failures led to young prisoner deaths
A fatal accident inquiry concludes that Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, may not have died if reasonable precautions ...
Pair who took own lives in Polmont ‘given death sentence’, families’ lawyer says
Two people who took their own lives in a young offenders institution were “given a death sentence”, a solicitor acting for their families said, as he called for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to ...