He escaped a whole-life order, but the nature of his crimes mean he is unlikely to be sent to a young offender institution ...

John Ramsay, 23, appeared from custody via video link at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday having pleaded guilty to wilfully setting fire to bedding in his cell at Polmont Young Offenders ...

A fire engine on the way to a blaze at a prison collided with a car. Cleveland Fire Brigade said the fire, in a cell at HMP ...

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The deaths of two young people, just four months apart, at HMP Polmont were the result of a catalogue of failures by the Scottish Prison Service and healthcare staff, an inquiry has found. The Fatal ...

Katie Allan, 21, and William Lindsay, 16, died just months apart while in custody at Polmont Young Offenders in 2018.

A joint FAI identified a “catalogue of individual and collective failures by prison and healthcare staff” which led to Katie and William's deaths at HMP Polmont. Particularly, the probe identified a ...

The spokeswoman added that the board had addressed the healthcare-related recommendations from the previous Expert Review on Mental Health Services for Young People at HMP YOI Polmont and would ...

The deaths of two young inmates four months apart at HMP Polmont were the result of a catalogue of failures by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and healthcare staff, an inquiry has found.

A joint FAI identified a “catalogue of individual and collective failures by prison and healthcare staff” which led to Katie and William's deaths at HMP Polmont. Particularly, the probe ...

Pair who took own lives in Polmont 'given death sentence', families' lawyer says. Two people whoi took their own in a young offenders institution were 'given a death sentence' a solicitor acting ...