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 ...
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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.
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Mum scolds banned driver who took to the roads for 'an adventure in the snow'
On November 20 at 10pm, police were talking to the driver of a vehicle at Tholt Y Will, when Lindsay pulled up behind it in a ...
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 ...
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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'They act like God. They've got a freedom to kill', suicide victim's family slams prison service
The deaths of two young people, just four months apart, at HMP Polmont were the result of a catalogue of failures by the ...
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Polmont deaths of Katie Allan and William Lindsay 'could have been avoided', damning inquiry report finds
Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, also known as William Lindsay, took their own lives within months of each other while held at Young Offenders Institution (YOI) Polmont in 2018. Ms Allan ...
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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 ...