Scots prisoner dies after stockpiling antipsychotic drugs in cell before fatal overdose
dailyrecord.co.ukA prisoner died from an overdose after jail staff failed to notice he had been stockpiling the antipsychotic medication in his cell, an inquiry heard.
Robert Allen, who passed away in May 2019, was in the segregation and reintegration unit at HMP Shotts in Lanarkshire, due to two incidents involving serious violence.A Fatal Accident Inquiry was told the remand prisoner assaulted a fellow inmate with a plank of wood in February 2019.
He later assaulted a police officer a few weeks later. Both incidents were believed to be psychologically-motivated, the hearing was told.The 32-year-old had been prescribed antipsychotic medication following a deterioration in his mental state, which he was taking alongside his daily dose of Methadone, Glasgow Live reports.
Prison nurses reported that Mr Allen hadn't been fully complying with his medication but was thought to be taking it "at times".He was assessed as posing a "significant risk" of further serious violence due to refusing to take the drugs.
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