Emotional prison officer recalls breaking rules for inmate who killed herself
by Sarah Ward
Jan 11, 2024
3 minutes
A prison officer became emotional as she recalled breaking regulations by giving bandanas to an inmate with alopecia who later killed herself.
Katie Allan, 21, was found dead in her cell on July 4, 2018 at Polmont young offenders institution.
A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) at Falkirk Sheriff Court is examining the circumstances of her death and that of William Brown, 16, also known as William Lindsay, who took his own life there four months later.
Ms Allan told family she felt “like a piece of shit” after
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