The Scottish Prison Service has apologised after admitting causing the death of an inmate through “unnecessary and excessive forcible restraint” by prison officers. Allan Marshall, from Lanarkshire, died in 2015 at the age of 30, following restraint by a total of 17 prison officers in HMP Edinburgh (Saughton). During a court hearing at the Court of Session on Friday, the Crown Office and Police Scotland admitted that they failed in their legal duty to properly investigate his death and to ensure

Ten of Scotland’s prisons are operating at the highest security concern level – “red risk” – despite early release measures designed to ease overcrowding. The country’s jails were built to house around 7,900 people, but capacity is being repeatedly exceeded. The population across the prison estate stood at 8,359 as of Tuesday morning – a level considered critical – and 300 more than before hundreds of inmates were released early. #stvnews #scotland #scottishprisons | STV News

The Scottish Prison Service has been urged to end routine body-searching of female inmates after an inspection of a new £85m 'therapeutic' jail. #news #politics #p#prison | STV News