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Plan to remove under-18s from prisons must be expedited, chief inspector urges

Scotland’s chief inspector of prisons has led calls for no-one under the age of 18 to be sent to jail. Wendy Sinclair-Gieben is hoping for legislation to be implemented that would bring an end to the imprisonment of 16 and 17-year-olds by the end of ...

02 Mar 2022 at 13:55

‘Shocking’ scale of violence at Cookham Wood child jail, watchdog report says

Children armed themselves with hundreds of homemade weapons at a scandal-hit jail where violence was rife, according to a damning watchdog report. The “shocking” findings were laid bare by inspectors after the Cookham Wood young offenders’ ...

18 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Robbers who were chased by a police helicopter after jewellery raid are jailed

Four members of a gang with links to serious organised crime who led police on a high-speed car chase following a break-in have been jailed, the Crown Office has said. Lawrence Connor, 26; James Loveridge, 37; James Loveridge junior, 18; ...

01 Feb 2023 at 16:32

Scotland

Push to avoid placing under-18s in young offender institutions

The Scottish Government is seeking to stop people under the age of 18 being placed in young offender institutions (YOIs) with a new Bill. The Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill will make changes to existing law so only those ...

14 Dec 2022 at 14:18

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. ...

11 Jul 2023 at 18:00

Prisoner ‘petrified’ of other inmates the day before she died, mother says

The mother of a 21-year-old who took her own life behind bars has told an inquiry how she seemed “petrified” of other prisoners the day before her body was discovered. Linda Allan, 56, told Falkirk Sheriff Court her daughter ...

09 Jan 2024 at 18:10

Young offender institutions ‘more violent than adult jails’ – prisons inspector

Young offender institutions are “significantly more violent” than prisons holding adult men, the Chief Inspector of Prisons has warned. HM Inspectorate of Prisons published two reports on Tuesday that it said “paint a bleak ...

21 Nov 2023 at 10:17

Scotland

Holyrood committee seeks answers from minister after latest death at Polmont

MSPs are demanding to know when new laws preventing under-18s from being sent to young offenders institutions will come into effect. Audrey Nicoll, convener of Holyrood’s Criminal Justice Committee, has written to victims ...

18 Jul 2024 at 20:18

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Dapper cocker spaniel dog brings laughter to the corridors of a women’s prison during therapy visits to help inmates who are missing their pets

A dapper dog has been bringing laughter to the corridors of a women’s prison where he wags his tail during therapy visits to help inmates who are missing their pets. HR manager Joanne Fox, 46, brought English cocker ...

17 Feb 2022 at 08:25

Scotland

Under-18s must be moved out of Polmont YOI imminently, says campaigner

Children must be moved from Polmont Young Offenders Institution imminently, a campaigner has said. Fiona Dyer, director of the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice, said it needs to happen “as soon as ...

18 Jul 2024 at 10:02

Scotland

Boy, 17, dies in Polmont Young Offenders Institution

A 17-year-old boy has died in Polmont Young Offenders Institution, two years after the Government vowed to stop sending under-18s to the facility. Jonathan Beadle died on Saturday, with his address given as ...

17 Jul 2024 at 16:55

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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