Watchdog says prisoners are being released without proper checks
Thousands of prisoners are being released without proper checks on what danger they pose to the public, a watchdog has suggested.
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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.
‘Shameful’ number of people sent to prison in England and Wales, report says
More people are being sent to prison in England and Wales every year than anywhere else in western Europe, figures branded as “shameful” have suggested.
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.
Chief prison inspector urges Government to take action over conditions at HMP Bristol
The country’s most senior prison inspector has demanded the Justice Secretary take action over the squalid and dangerous conditions at HMP Bristol.
Chief prison inspector urges Government to take action over conditions at HMP Bristol
The country’s most senior prison inspector has demanded the Justice Secretary take action over the squalid and dangerous conditions at HMP Bristol.
Sick days taken by prison staff up by almost 50,000
Sick days taken by prison workers have increased by almost 50,000 in the last four years, sparking accusations that the Scottish Government is failing staff who are “struggling almost to breaking point”.
MSP warns of emergency as number of assaults at Scottish prisons rises
An MSP has claimed that Scotland’s jails are in a “state of emergency” as figures indicate that the total number of prison assaults are at a five-year high.
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 Prison Service facing significant pressures, warns chief inspector
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is facing “significant pressures” over its budgets, staffing levels and handling of rising prison populations, MSPs have been told.
Allow phone calls from cells to boost mental health support, MSPs told
Young offenders should be allowed to make phone calls from their cells to increase the support available to them when they are distressed, according to the chief inspector of prisons in Scotland.