Katie’s mother, Linda Allan, described what happened as a “complete systemic failure among the prison service” She said: “Katie was brutalised in Polmont, so much so that she lost all hope ...

The brother of a young woman who took her own life while in a young offenders prison says the justice system killed her. Katie Allan was 21 when she was found dead in her cell at Polmont Young ...

Polmont is the largest young offenders' institution ... We flagged this up with two of the prison officers and we now know that, just before she died, they had told her she might be moved to ...

Her parents Stuart and Linda claimed bullying and "humiliating" strip searches led her to take her own life at Polmont. They said prison staff failed to heed warnings that Katie was "vulnerable ...

Alexander Cormack, who was a prison officer for 30 years, was working at Polmont on October 5, 2018. At the inquiry on Friday, advocate depute Leanne Cross asked Mr Cormack how he felt about Mr ...

They are part of the prison estate, and are managed by the Scottish ... who both took their own lives at Polmont within months of each other in 2018. A separate FAI was also recently held into ...

He said: “The Scottish Prison Service, former prison governors, senior management at Polmont the Forth Valley Heath Board, as well as Scottish Government, first ministers and successive 3 ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. There are still seven children under the age of 18 in Polmont prison and young offenders institution, Justice Secretary Angela Constance has ...

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