Prisons
Sturgeon pledges early release of prisoners will be ‘last resort’
Call grows for prisoners in England and Wales to be released
Fears domestic violence will surge if inmates are freed early to halt coronavirus spread in Scottish prisons
27 inmates test positive for Covid-19 in 14 different prisons
Barrister calls for release of some prisoners to alleviate ‘hellish’ conditions
Violence continues to rise at one of country’s busiest jails, report says
Probation work on risk offenders pose to public ‘consistently poor’
Barlinnie failure ‘would put whole prison system in jeopardy’
Government failing to address safety problems in prison – report
