An offender fresh out of Polmont YOI was dropped off at Polmont Railway Station and – possibly craving some snacks – shoulder ...

Prison officers failed to properly check up on an inmate who had taken his own life in prison, a probe has found. Jack McKenzie was pronounced dead in his cell at Polmont Young Offenders Institute ...

Jack McKenzie died, aged 20, in Polmont Young Offenders Institution in 2021 A 20-year-old's death in prison could have been prevented if reasonable precautions had been taken, a sheriff has ...

the Scottish Prison Service has been warned by a sheriff. Jack McKenzie, 20, died in his cell at Polmont YOI in September 2021, nine months after being remanded on rape and sexual assault charges, ...

A spokesman said Mr Michie had been praised by prison inspectors for improvements he made during his time in charge of Polmont. We told in January how a damning report by the same sheriff found ...

A 20-year-old's death in prison could have been prevented if reasonable precautions had been taken, a sheriff has determined. Jack McKenzie took his own life in Polmont Young Offenders Institution ...

A sheriff has ruled that the death of the 20-year-old within Polmont Young Offenders’ Institution, could have been prevented if a range of ...

the Scottish Prison Service has been warned by a sheriff. Jack McKenzie, 20, died in his cell at Polmont YOI in September 2021, nine months after being remanded on rape and sexual assault charges ...

Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, took their own lives in separate incidents at Polmont Young Offenders Institution in 2018. A fatal accident inquiry concludes that Katie Allan, 21, and William ...

The deaths of two young inmates four months apart at HMP Polmont were the result of a catalogue of failures by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and healthcare staff, an inquiry has found.