Hounded from behind bars: Campaigners warn victims of domestic violence are still being abused by jailed exes
Victims of domestic abuse are being targeted by their attackers even after they’ve been convicted and jailed, campaigners warn.
Prisons
Human rights committee wants reform over sentencing mothers
Parliament’s human rights committee has called for urgent change on the issue of sending mothers to prison, saying the needs of their children have been too often neglected.
Drugs and violence drop during prisons pilot
Assaults and drug use have dropped across 10 English prisons involved in a pilot scheme launched last year to tackle violence in troubled jails.
Prisoner numbers starting to exceed capacity, report warns
The chief inspector of prisons has said she is “very concerned” that the number of inmates in Scotland is starting to exceed capacity, placing extra pressure on the system.
Sex offenders not challenged over crimes before prison release, report says
Inmates held in the largest sex offenders’ prison in Europe are released without being challenged over their crimes or the risk they pose to others, a report said.
Prison violence continues to soar as self-harming hits new high
Attacks on prison staff rose 15% in a year, while self-harm incidents in jails reached a new record level, official figures show.
Government halts Feltham young offender placements after safety levels plunge
Children will not be sent to a high-profile young offender institution after the country’s most senior prisons inspector demanded the Government take immediate action over an “extraordinary” plunge in safety levels.
New state-of-the-art Barlinnie prison will include cells similar to a budget hotel
It could be mistaken for a college campus or business park, but this is the first picture of Scotland’s new state-of-the-art super prison.
E-cigarettes fuel zombie drug crisis in Scots jails as officers say prisoners’ vaping has knocked them out
Scotland’s jails are in the grip of a new drugs crisis with the number of prisoners needing medical attention rising five fold in the last three years.
The Killers in Picassos: Prison guards warn lives are at risk on Scotland’s roads as violent inmates get carried in ordinary cars
Some of the country’s most dangerous criminals are being ferried around Scotland in family cars, we can reveal.
Scottish prisons projected to have 1000 more prisoners than cells
Scotland’s prisons will soon have almost 1,000 more prisoners than cells, according to official projections.