The survey of inmates found about 35 per cent had used illegal drugs while 26 per cent said their drug use has increased or ...

Zimbabwean Man Sentenced For Killing Wife In Garden A Zimbabwean man has been sentenced to life in prison — with a minimum of ...

The number of people dying in prison in Scotland surged to a record number of 64 in 2024, a 60 per cent increase on the ...

A DRUGS “epidemic” in jails has seen the number of lags testing positive hit more than a thousand in just three years. Scottish Prison Service data shows 329 prisoners failed mandatory tests last ...

Deaths in Scotland's prisons have increased by 60% in the past year, a report has revealed. The Scottish Centre for Crime and ...

A major new research study has found the number of people dying in prison surged to a record number of 64 in 2024, a 60% increase on the previous year, making Scotland's mortality rate among the ...

Raymond McCourt, 59, was reported missing at 5.30pm on Tuesday after he failed to return to HMP Castle Huntly near Dundee.

A convicted murderer has gone on the run from an open prison near Dundee. Raymond McCourt, 59, who shot a shopkeeper in 1993, ...

Raymond McCourt, 59, was reported missing to police on Tuesday, April 22, after he failed to return to HMP Castle Huntly ...

The number of people dying in prison in Scotland is at a record high – according to new research shared exclusively with ...

Raymond McCourt, 59, was reported missing from HMP Castle Huntly, which is Scotland’s only open prison, at 17:30 on Tuesday.

The number of people dying in prison in Scotland surged to a record number of 64 in 2024, a 60 per cent increase on the previous year, prompting grave concern from experts who warned that the ...