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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

The Scottish Prison Service say overcrowding is having "an increasingly destabilising effect" on the system and that more must be done across the justice system to combat the problem. Its warning ...

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 ...

The rot in the NCoS predates the current Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. Nigeria’s prisons have become notorious ...

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