Plans to introduce "pain free" restraint techniques in prisons across Scotland, in the wake of Carluke man Allan Marshall's death, have been derailed by an overcrowding crisis.

It comes after the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) admitted the death of inmate Allan, 30, in 2015 was unlawful after excessive force was used by multiple officers.

The South Lanarkshire man was on remand at HMP Edinburgh when he was restrained face down by 17 prison officers and died four days later.

SPS began piloting the new "non-pain-inducing" control and restraints in three jails for women, young people and adult males last year, reports the Daily Record .

However, despite the pilot's success in reducing violent incidents and "floor restraints", the SPS annual report has shown a planned roll-out across

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