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Dad who hit rock bottom and tried to end his life in a jail cell gets sober and wins police award for his work helping young offenders

A loving father whose life was transformed when he found recovery after hitting rock bottom and trying to end it all in a prison cell now uses his experience to help young offenders – work so valuable he won a police award. Michael Maisey, 40, ...

19 Aug 2022 at 09:00

Scotland

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 ...

02 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Quirky

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 spaniel Reilly, eight, ...

17 Feb 2022 at 08:25

Scotland

Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry will look into experiences of young offenders

The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry will hold public hearings following an investigation into residential accommodation for young offenders and other children next year. Phase eight of the inquiry will examine residential accommodation ...

25 Aug 2022 at 11:57

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 ...

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 ...

11 Jul 2023 at 18:00

‘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 ...

18 Jul 2023 at 00:01

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 ...

15 Sept 2023 at 13:44

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 ...

18 Jan 2024 at 15:03

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, was ...

08 Jan 2024 at 16:33

Fatal accident inquiry to begin into two suicides at Polmont YOI

A fatal accident inquiry is due to begin into the deaths of two people who took their own lives in a young offender institution. Katie Allan, 21, and William Lindsay, 16, were found dead in their cells in ...

08 Jan 2024 at 02:45

Scotland

Polmont YOI deaths inquiry to begin amid calls for Crown immunity to be lifted

A fatal accident inquiry will begin next week into the deaths of two people who took their own lives in a young offender institution, amid calls for Crown immunity to be lifted to allow potential ...

04 Jan 2024 at 20:59

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