Prisons
More than 140 offenders released from prison housed in hotels during lockdown
Prison population up almost 10% despite fewer people being sent to jail
‘Significant’ link between homelessness and reoffending, watchdog warns
Banning visits to mothers in prison risks breaching human rights – report
Inspectors condemn Barlinnie Prison as ‘not fit for purpose’
Two prisoners among 300 released early have reoffended
Prisoner allowed to take his own life despite telling police he would do it and prison deciding he was a suicide risk
Prisoners freed early in bid to control coronavirus behind bars
Fears domestic violence will surge if inmates are freed early to halt coronavirus spread in Scottish prisons
