The Scottish Prison Service has apologised after admitting causing the death of an inmate through “unnecessary and excessive forcible restraint” by prison officers. Allan Marshall, from Lanarkshire, died in 2015 at the age of 30, following restraint by a total of 17 prison officers in HMP Edinburgh (Saughton). During a court hearing at the Court of Session on Friday, the Crown Office and Police Scotland admitted that they failed in their legal duty to properly investigate his death and to ensure

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