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The last person to be executed by beheading, the most notorious execution technique at the Tower of London, was Simon Fraser for his role in the Scottish Jacobite Rebellion in 1745. It continued ...
A community group is considering a possible takeover of one of Scotland's oldest prisons. HMP Inverness was opened more than 120 years ago in the Crown area of Inverness city centre. It is to be ...
The boss of Scotland’s largest prison has said he wants the jail being built to replace it to be similar to a Costa coffee shop. Michael Stoney, governor of Barlinnie in Glasgow, said the new ...
The Penninghame House in Scotland is on the market for $3.3 million (£2.6 million). Along with its Victorian architecture and antique art, this mansion has an interesting history: It used to be a ...
The emergency early release of prisoners is being proposed by the Scottish government to ease overcrowding amid a spike in numbers, putting the prison estate at "critical risk". Justice Secretary ...
An activist group which helped create controversial Scottish Prison Service trans guidance is majority funded by the taxpayer to the tune of more than half a million pounds, The Mail on Sunday can ...