Justice Committee backs plans to restrict short prison sentences
Judges, sheriffs and victims of crime have to have confidence in community-based punishments for the presumption against short prison sentences to work, the Justice Secretary has said.
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Justice Committee backs plans to restrict short prison sentences
Judges, sheriffs and victims of crime have to have confidence in community-based punishments for the presumption against short prison sentences to work, the Justice Secretary has said.
Courts need ‘final sanction’ of jail for some offenders, judge tells MSPs
Courts must be able to retain the “final sanction” of being able to jail offenders, otherwise non-custodial sentences could be seen as “voluntary” by some, a judge has warned.
New unit to target prison corruption
Prison staff who smuggle drugs into jails or have affairs with inmates will be targeted in a new anti-corruption drive.
Musicians and prisoners work together to release album in landmark project
THE album has 10 tracks and features some of Scotland’s most popular musicians singing songs of hope, fear and love.
Fears over number of prisoners who have served short-term sentences while pregnant
CONCERNS have been raised about the number of pregnant women who have served short-term prison sentences in the last five years.
Prisoners at Saughton go to classes on space station design and growing crops on the moon
PRISONERS are being taught about life on Mars to help them go straight.
Bill lodged at Holyrood proposing GPS tracking of criminals
NEW legislation which will allow GPS monitoring of criminals has been lodged at Holyrood.
Notorious murderer Daniel Eastwood changes name and asks to live as a woman at male prison
A NOTORIOUS killer who strangled his cellmate with shoelaces is living behind bars as a woman.
Riot breaks out at Shotts prison over TV sports choice
A riot broke out at one of Scotland’s toughest jails when inmates began fighting over whether to watch live darts or football.
MSPs debate giving prisoners the chance to vote
ELECTION hustings could take place inside jails if prisoners are given the right to vote, an MSP has suggested.