Some Scottish prisons have been described as “dangerously out of control” in a report produced by the Criminal Justice ...
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is developing a new policy to prevent suicides behind bars, which it says will be “bold and ...
Scotland's prison population has reached a record high. The number of people in custody has been rising for many months and on Tuesday hit 8,430. That number surpasses the previous record of 8,420 set ...
Scotland's justice secretary Angela Constance has conceded the early release of prisoners to tackle record overcrowding will cause anxiety for victims. The emergency scheme which will see nearly 1,000 ...
The number of people in Scotland's prisons has risen back above the level which sparked the early release of hundreds of inmates to free up space. More than 300 inmates, half of whom were serving ...
The Prison Officers' Association blamed the influence of organised criminal gangs operating behind bars for deteriorating conditions.
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