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Woman woke to find naked man beside her on train

A woman woke to find a naked man sitting next to her after she fell asleep on a train. British Transport Police are treating the incident as “public indecency” and appealing for help to trace the man. The woman was on a train travelling between ...

24 Apr 2023 at 21:48

Scotland

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 ...

12 Jul 2023 at 19:00

Family of woman who took own life in prison could be forced to withdraw from FAI

Shock as family of woman who took own life in prison denied legal aid at FAI

A lawyer representing the families of two young people who took their lives in custody has said it would be “unbelievable” if one was forced to withdraw from a fatal accident inquiry over not being able to access legal aid funds. Katie ...

11 Jul 2023 at 18:00

Scotland

Family of woman who died in YOI granted partial legal aid for inquiry

The family of a woman who took her own life in a young offenders institution are receiving partial legal aid for representation at an inquiry into her death, a court has heard. A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the deaths of Katie ...

15 Sept 2023 at 13:44

Manager has had to ‘live with’ fact 16-year-old boy took his own life

A manager at the young offenders’ institution where two young people died within months of each other said he had to “live with” the fact he decided a 16-year-old boy was not suicidal, who went on to take his own life. A fatal ...

18 Jan 2024 at 17:38

Prison staff had ‘no concerns’ about teenager who took own life, inquiry told

A prison officer involved in the decision to remove a teenager who later killed himself from a suicide prevention programme said there were not “any concerns” about him, an inquiry has heard. A fatal accident inquiry at ...

18 Jan 2024 at 15:03

Polmont YOI officer felt ‘a wee bit’ responsible for boy’s suicide, inquiry told

A prison officer who was working at a young offenders institution before the suicide of a 16-year-old boy has described it as a “terrible tragedy” and said he felt “a wee bit” responsible. A fatal accident inquiry at ...

26 Jan 2024 at 15:36

Emotional prison officer recalls breaking rules for inmate who killed herself

A prison officer became emotional as she recalled breaking regulations by giving bandanas to an inmate with alopecia who later killed herself. Katie Allan, 21, was found dead in her cell on July 4, 2018 at Polmont ...

11 Jan 2024 at 18:02

Bullying reports at Polmont YOI not shared with mental health team, inquiry told

Reports of bullying at a young offenders institution were not shared with mental health workers by the Scottish Prison Service, an inquiry has heard. A fatal accident inquiry at Falkirk Sheriff Court is examining ...

11 Jan 2024 at 14:28

Scotland

Majority of young male prisoners have mental health issues, research finds

More than three-quarters of young male prisoners in Scotland have reported having mental health issues, according to research. The University of Glasgow study found 88.5% of young offenders surveyed said they ...

11 Jan 2024 at 16:41

Prison officer unaware of reports suicide inmate was bullied, inquiry told

A prison officer assigned to monitor a 21-year-old who took her own life while serving a sentence has told an inquiry she was unaware of reports of her being bullied. Heather Porter, 47, who acted as Katie ...

10 Jan 2024 at 17:24

Staff took 16-year-old off suicide watch hours before death, inquiry told

Prison nurse took 16-year-old off suicide watch hours before death, inquiry told

A 16-year-old who took his own life in Polmont Young Offenders Institution had been removed from suicide watch hours earlier, a fatal accident inquiry heard. William Brown, also known as William Lindsay, ...

08 Jan 2024 at 16:33

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