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Trans prisoner Paris Green is imprisoned with women despite being convicted of a violent act against one, going against the ...
The families of two young inmates who died at Polmont have called for the prison service to be stripped of crown immunity following an inquiry. The grieving relatives of Katie Allan, 21, and ...
The SPS said all bunk beds had been removed from the rooms of young people in HMP & YOI Polmont, as well as rectangular doorstops, to improve safety. It has also introduced "concern lines" into ...
Paris Green admitted culpable and reckless conduct towards a woman - now campaigners say Scottish Prison Service is breaking ...
William Brown and Katie Allan took their own lives at Polmont Young Offenders Institution ... being restrained by up to 17 prison officers at HMP Edinburgh in 2010. In Scotland, Crown immunity ...
The officer was taken from duties, that involve work groups with young male prisoners at Polmont Young Offenders Institution, after the video was circulated and then sent to bosses. It is understood ...
There are 16 prisons in Scotland. Prisons such as HMP Perth hold a mix of long and short-term adult male offenders. Young offenders institutions HMYOI Polmont can hold up to 758 offenders aged 18-21.
Born Peter Laing, he was charged with assaulting a female officer at HMP Edinburgh by forcibly pushing ... and is a danger to all the women in Polmont - whether they are guards or inmates.
Ms Medhurst made the comment during a meeting with the families of Katie Allan and William Brown, also known as William Lindsay, who both died by suicide at Polmont ... at HMP Edinburgh in 2010.