17-year-old Jonathan Beadle dies at Polmont Young Offenders Institute, despite government pledge to stop housing under-18s there; 10th reported suicide since 2012.

17-year-old boy, Jonathan Beadle, dies at Polmont Young Offenders Institute, two years after the Scottish government's pledge to stop sending under-18s to the facility. The Scottish Prison Service confirms Beadle's death, and a fatal accident inquiry will be held to examine the circumstances. This is the 10th reported suicide at Polmont since 2012.

July 17, 2024
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