Probe launched into suicide of young Scots man at scandal-hit Polmont prison

dailyrecord.co.uk:

An investigation has been launched into how a 20-year-old was able to take his own life inside a scandal-hit prison. Jack McKenzie, found dead in his cell at Polmont Young Offenders Institution last month, is the fifth young person to die by suicide there in the last four years.

But grieving friends and relatives who spoke with Jack hours before his death said he appeared in good spirits and suicide was out of character.

Jack, of Shettleston, Glasgow, who lost both parents to drugs, had been in Polmont since January and was due to face trial over allegations he was involved in violent disturbance.A family member said: “Everyone who knew Jack was shocked to learn he had died in prison."He had a hard life following the deaths of his