Jails halt plans for 'pain-free' restraints

PLANS to introduce "pain- free" restraint techniques in Scotland's prisons, in the wake of the Allan Marshall scandal, have been derailed by an overcrowding crisis.

- BY MARY WRIGHT

PLANS to introduce "painfree" restraint techniques in Scotland's prisons, in the wake of the Allan Marshall scandal, have been derailed by an overcrowding crisis.

The news comes after the Scottish Prison Service admitted the brutal death of inmate Allan, 30, in 2015 was unlawful after excessive force was used by multiple officers.