Scottish people who died in prison custody

John James Shannon, better known by his stage name John Alford, was a British actor, singer, convicted child sex offender and drug dealer. He played Robbie Wright in the BBC series Grange Hill (1985–1990) and Billy Ray in the ITV series London's Burning (1993–1998). He also had three Top 30 hits on the UK singles chart in 1996.

1st Duke of Orkney and third and final husband of Mary, Queen of Scots

Dennis Andrew Nilsen was a Scottish serial killer and necrophile who murdered at least twelve young men and boys between 1978 and 1983. Convicted at the Old Bailey of six counts of murder and two of attempted murder, Nilsen was sentenced to life imprisonment on 4 November 1983, with a recommendation that he serve a minimum of 25 years; this recommendation was later changed to a whole life tariff in December 1994. In his later years, Nilsen was imprisoned at HM Prison Full Sutton in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Scottish serial killer (1947-2016)

British serial killer, perpetrator of the Moors murders (1938–2017)

Scottish nobleman and warlord

Scottish serial killer (1946–2022)

Medieval nobleman

abducted Scottish aristocrat

Scottish noble