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Four out of five young offenders have history of head injuries, study suggests

A study has found 80% of young men in a young offenders institution in Scotland had at least one significant head injury in their lifetimes. The study, led by researchers at the University of Glasgow, examined a third of juvenile males in HM Young ...

12 Jul 2023 at 19:00

Families of Katie Allan and William Lindsay to meet prison service chiefs

The families of two young people who died in Polmont Young Offenders Institution are set to meet with senior prison service officials. Katie Allan, 21, and William Lindsay, 16, died within months of each other in 2018 at Polmont, which is run by ...

01 Apr 2025 at 21:43

Head of Scottish prisons says service should not be immune from prosecution

The head of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has said Crown immunity for the prison service should be abolished, according to the lawyer representing the families of two young people who died in Polmont Young Offenders Institution. The ...

02 Apr 2025 at 17:33

Families of Katie Allan and William Brown to meet Constance ahead of speech

The families of two young people who took their own lives in Polmont Young Offenders’ Institution are to meet the Justice Secretary before she addresses Parliament on the issue. Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, died within ...

27 Mar 2025 at 02:45

We are fed up of apologies, say family of young woman who died in Polmont YOI

The parents of a young woman who took her own life in Polmont Young Offenders Institution have said they are “fed up” of apologies, ahead of a meeting at Holyrood with Justice Secretary Angela Constance. Katie Allan, 21, and ...

27 Mar 2025 at 14:43

Constance vows ‘lasting change’ after suicides at Polmont YOI

Scotland’s Justice Secretary has promised there will be “lasting change” following the deaths of two young people who took their own lives while in custody. The families of Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16 – who died ...

27 Mar 2025 at 16:35

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Woman who fatally stabbed care worker given indefinite hospital order

A woman who stabbed a care worker to death has been sentenced to an indefinite stay in a secure hospital. Kellyanne McNaughton, 33, admitted killing Michele Rutherford, 54, at supported accommodation in Stirling last year....

03 Jun 2024 at 16:35

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