Since the SNP came to power 18 years ago the prison population has soared - despite recommendations by a Commission Alex Salmond set up to bring it down. Today the number of people in Scotland's ...
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 ...
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 ...
The researchers described the study sample as “demographically representative” of the more than 8,000 adult male prisoners in Scotland – the group that makes up more than 90% of the prison ...
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 ...
This did not feel or look like any prison I had visited before ... Bella in Dundee – which have been created in Scotland. They give female inmates greater freedoms than traditional prisons ...
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 ...