Scotland’s new £1 billion super-prison could be like a “Costa coffee”, the governor of the jail it is replacing has said.

According to estate agency Knight Frank, the Scottish Prison Service sold the property to its current owners in 2000. The current owners then spent five years renovating the property - which spans ...

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) said HMP Highland, due to be completed in 2026, would allow it to better serve local communities. The jail will have capacity for 200 prisoners. A SPS ...

Emergency legislation passed by MSPs in November will change the release point for those serving prison sentences of less than four years from 50% of their sentence to 40%. The Scottish Government ...

Up to 390 prisoners are to be eligible for release in the latest move by the Scottish government to reduce the prison population. The emergency legislation was passed to allow those sentenced to ...

The charity and the Scottish Prison Service are jointly urging victims of crime to sign up for a scheme to notify them if they will be affected by a prisoner release. Both organisations say only a ...

Scotland’s new £1 billion super-prison could be like a “Costa Coffee”, the governor of the jail it is replacing has said. Michael Stoney said he wanted HMP Glasgow to be viewed as a ...