An early release scheme intended to relieve prison overcrowding in Scotland saw 40 per cent of eligible prisoners blocked from being let out. Under the scheme, the Scottish Prison Service released ...

Hundreds of prisoners were subsequently released.

Prison governors have blocked 40% of inmates being freed early under an emergency government scheme, ruling them too high risk, figures show. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) released 286 prisoners ...

Tribunal judge recognises Army veteran’s beliefs as ‘protected’ but backs company as he failed to comply with policy ...

Prison officers have warned that overcrowding and understaffing have pushed Scotland's jails to "crisis point." The prison population hit an all-time high of 8,430 last week, beating the previous ...

The introduction of body-worn cameras to monitor confrontations between staff and prisoners in Scottish prisons is reportedly being resisted by prison officers who fear the recordings will be used ...

THE family of the latest “deeply troubling” teen death at Scotland’s young offenders jail deserves answers over his tragic passing. Daniel Kerr, 19, died in a suspected suicide at Polmont a year ...

Allan Marshall was on remand at HMP Edinburgh in 2015 when he was restrained face down by up to 17 prison officers.

A teenager has died at Scotland’s young offender institution, where a “catalogue of failures” was found following the deaths ...

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Eve Graham was told by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) her abuser was going to be released within 24 hours — which turned ...