A JOINT Fatal Accident Inquiry last week revealed that two vulnerable young prisoners killed themselves in Polmont despite being known suicide risks. The damning report found that Katie Allan, 21, and William Lindsay, 16, took their own lives in what the families’ lawyer Aamer Anwar dubbed "dungeons of despair." 4 William tragically died inside Polmont.
4 Katie's parents are trying to change how mental health is handled in prisons. Credit: PA:Press Association 4 Jordan spent four years in Polmont and thinks mental health support needs revamped. Credit: Supplied 4 The young offenders institution is under fire.
Credit: Alamy In his 419-page ruling, Sheriff Simon Collins hit out at how they were cared for at the young offenders institution, near Falkirk. Glasgow Uni student Katie died in June 2018 while serving a 16-month sentence for drink-driving and causing serious injury to a pedestrian. While William ended his life four months later after he'd already tried to commit suicide multiple times.
Yet he was removed from regular observations by staff after just one night - just as Katie's cries for help were also ignored in a litany of errors. READ MORE IN SCOTTISH NEWS PRISON TRAGEDY Prisoner, 20, dies in tough Scots junior jail whilst awaiting trial RIP CHLOE Tributes paid to Scots teen, 19, after tragic death 1yr on from brother's suicide Social media star Jordan Robertson, 32, known as Hawaii Fivo , spent four years in Polmont after being sentenced aged 17. The musician, who.
