The Independent Prison Monitors (IPMs) in Scotland have published their latest annual reports, detailing their findings from ...

A BOSS at Scotland’s biggest prison is being investigated over claims they splashed out on an air fryer for an inmate.

Scotland’s Independent Prison Monitor (IPM) teams have published their annual reports on every jail in the country.  There ...

Scotland’s prisons housed almost 8,000 prisoners every day in 2024 — a 6% increase on the previous year, according to its government statistics. “In line with trends seen elsewhere in the U ...

The gang’s targets included a man who told how his hand was left “hanging off” having been ambushed with blades. The crimes, ...

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 ...

The High Court in Edinburgh heard Robert Paterson plotted the ‘revenge’ assault because he believed the guard had put his life at risk.

Another 470 Scottish inmates were released early from prison last August, but 61 ended up back in custody before their original planned release date, according to Scottish Prison Service data.