It's the second death at the jail in recent weeks.
An investigation into the circumstances of Richard Stevenson's death will be held following news of his passing earlier this month.
The 69-year-old was an inmate at the facility after appearing at Glasgow High Court, where he was remanded to custody. READ MORE: Glasgow killer who stabbed man to death on train earning £154,000 as Kate Middleton charity boss The Scottish Prison Service confirmed the news in a statement issued this weekend, and say a Fatal Accident Inquiry will be held in due course.He was sentenced to a stint behind bars after being convicted at Glasgow Sheriff Court last year of the assault and robbery of an 81-year-old woman at a church.FAIs are mandatory in Scotland when someone dies in custody, they are held in public and presided over by a sheriff, who hears evidence and issues recommendations where necessary.
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