The late 19th Century and early 20th Century phases of the Glasgow prison have been recognised by Historic Environment ...

Violent male-bodied criminals could still be sent to female jails if they declare they are transgender, Scotland’s prisons boss has admitted. Theresa Medhurst, the chief executive of the Scottish ...

Sara Snell, Chief Inspector of Prisons in Scotland, has published a damning report on conditions experienced by those on ...

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 family of Allan Marshall want to make it mandatory that the recommendations of fatal accident inquiries are implemented.

Hundreds of inmates are soon to be released from jail in Scotland as new legislation designed to relieve prison overcrowding ...

Overcrowding problems at Barlinnie Prison's are not likely to disappear due to erly release and the building of new prisons.

Scotland MSPs voted in favor of releasing many prisoners early to address overcrowding in Scottish jails, in a meeting of the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday. Approximately 550 prisoners are ...

The number of inmates locked up in Scotland's overcrowded jails has reached its highest daily average since records began more than 50 years ago. There were 8,213 people behind bars on an average day ...

Nearly one in ten criminals jailed in Scotland last year were not ‘British nationals’ as the average prison population soared to a record high. New figures show the proportion of foreign inmates has ...