Katie 'was not built for prison'
Daily Record|January 11, 2024
Jailed student was 'lovely' but left isolated
TIM BUGLER
Katie 'was not built for prison'

A UNIVERSITY student who killed herself in a young offenders institution was "not built for prison", a prison officer told an inquiry into her death

Katie Allan, 21, was "a well-liked, popular prisoner" but was being bullied for tobacco by another inmate, as well as by others over her hair loss caused by alopecia, the fatal accident inquiry at Falkirk Sheriff Court heard.

Two young prisoners, who were not named, had to be transferred to other jails after Katie's death over fears they might be blamed for what had happened.

Heather Morrison, a personal officer who dealt with Katie during her time at the jail, Polmont Young Offenders' Institution, Stirlingshire, said of her yesterday: "She was lovely."

Ms Morrison, 47, told solicitor-advocate Leanne Cross for the Crown: "She was different and not built for prison

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