Sunday Mail Exclusive - Allan Marshall death in Saughton Prison

Prison officers have told of the shame felt in the wake of the scandalous death of vulnerable prisoner Allan Marshall. ‌

The Scottish establishment last week finally made apologies that Allan’s family had been seeking for years - but only after a court battle that ended ten years after the dad-of-two’s death. ‌

The Daily Record has been contacted by officers who said they feel the Scottish Prison Service has suffered even greater damage due to the protracted legal proceedings. ‌

And officers believe it would have been better for the SPS if men had been charged and convicted for their “unacceptable” conduct that day, which led to Allan’s death.

They were, instead, given immunity from prosecution, in a bizarre

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