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 family of a woman who took her own life in a Scottish jail have backed an MP's bill which would allow prisons to be prosecuted for the deaths of inmates. Labour MP Blair McDougall will present a ...

More than half of the inmates at HMP Cornton Vale in Stirling will be relocated to HMP Polmont, near Falkirk, later this year. It marks the first phase of plans to close the facility.

THE GOVERNOR of HMP Polmont has vowed to train dozens of staff to become mental health first aiders following two suicides at the institution. In an exclusive interview, Brenda Stewart confirmed ...

The closure of women's prison Cornton Vale will begin this summer with the relocation of inmates to HMP Polmont. Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said more than half the women currently serving ...

Pair who took own lives in Polmont ‘given death sentence’, families’ lawyer says A sheriff has ruled the deaths of Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, could have been avoided.

A review of mental health provision at a young offenders institution where two people took their own lives has found the “risks and vulnerabilities” of some inmates are not given enough ...

More than half of the inmates at HMP Cornton Vale in Stirling will be relocated to HMP Polmont, near Falkirk, later this year. It marks the first phase of plans to close the facility.

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