A solicitor has claimed that two young people were given a “death sentence” after being sent to Polmont young offender’s institution.
A Fatal Accident Inquiry has found the deaths of 21-year-old Katie Allan and 16-year-old William Brown, who both committed suicide in Polmont, could have been avoided if reasonable precautions had been taken.
A sheriff described a catalogue of systematic failures. Both Katie’s and William’s families are now demanding a change in the law to allow prisons to be prosecuted.
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