A damning new report from the prison warder’s union has laid bare staff fears after jail numbers reached record levels.

Scotland's prison levels were said to be dangerously high before 477 prisoners were released early in June and July Scotland’s prison population is now higher than it was before hundreds of ...

Scotland's prison population could hit an all-time high of 8,700 inmates, BBC Scotland News has learned. The number of prisoners is rising after falling during the pandemic. The previous high was ...

After facing pressure to intervene in the transfer of a transgender convicted rapist to an all-women’s prison, Scotland’s government has decided to stop transferring such inmates with a ...

“We have been managing an extremely high and complex prison population for more than a year, putting considerable pressure on all those living and working in our establishments,” a Scottish ...

London — A transgender woman who raped two women before beginning to transition will not be housed in Scotland's only all-female prison, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Thursday.

Prisoners are set to be released as early as today as First Minister John Swinney looks to free up space in the prison system. The Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Act changes the release ...

That is a total dereliction of duty at a time when the SNP are about to release hundreds of dangerous prisoners due to their failure to invest in Scotland's prison estate over 18 years in power.

THE BOSS at Scotland’s biggest has warned the prison could suffer a “catastrophic failure” at any moment as it is overcrowded and outdated. HMP Barlinnie is already running at 140 per cent ...

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has warned inmates could be released early to help ease the pressure on overcrowded jails. Around 8,000 prisoners are in jails across Scotland, but prison bosses ...