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

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

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

There is no ban on the sale and purchase of sex. But soliciting in public and running a brothel are against the law. Buyers ...

In her new biography of Mary,, Herald columnist Rosemary Goring covers the long years she spent in captivity in England. It was, ...

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

The Scottish Prison Service reveals 312 inmates were allowed out of jail to free up space in February and March.

Several clips have been uploaded to an Instagram account in recent days of an inmate at a Scots prison in a black balaclava ...

A Scottish Prison Service spokesperson said: “Our psychologists perform a vital role in supporting individuals in our care in their rehabilitative journey, helping address the underlying causes ...

Police Scotland figures show a single incident of "possession of a firearm in a prison", but the Scottish Prison Service says no incidents of firearms being recovered in Scottish prisons have ...

A Scottish Prison Service spokeswoman said: “Our staff are our greatest asset. Every day, prison officers do outstanding work in the most challenging circumstances, and it is crucial that their ...

Shock figures reveal a prison officer was assaulted by an inmate almost every day while on duty in Scotland’s increasingly violent jails. Scottish Prison Service data shows 350 officers were attacked ...