{"id":28089,"date":"2024-07-24T06:07:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T10:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=28089"},"modified":"2024-07-24T06:07:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T10:07:18","slug":"family-to-sue-prison-service-over-death-of-inmate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2024\/07\/24\/family-to-sue-prison-service-over-death-of-inmate\/","title":{"rendered":"Family to sue prison service over death of inmate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The family of a man who died after being restrained by up to 17 prison officers is suing the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), the Crown Office and Scottish ministers over his death.<\/b><\/p>\n

Allan Marshall died days after being held face down by prison officers at HMP Edinburgh in 2015.<\/p>\n

In what is thought to be one of the first cases of its kind in Scotland, his family has now raised a civil court action under human rights laws for a breach of his right to life.<\/p>\n

Their lawyers said the aim was to ensure those responsible were \u201cheld to account\u201d and to try to enact change within the Scottish prison system – which has one of the highest rates of deaths behind bars in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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If the case is successful, it could result in a substantial financial penalty for the SPS, the Crown Office and the Scottish government.<\/p>\n

The family of Mr Marshall say they are bringing the case because every other possibility has been thwarted or exhausted.<\/p>\n

They have gone through an initial police investigation and a fatal accident inquiry but they still don’t feel anyone has been held accountable for what happened nine years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n