Prison officers have warned that overcrowding and understaffing have pushed Scotland's jails to "crisis point." The prison ...

Scotland's prison population has reached a record high. The number of people in custody has been rising for many months and ...

Scotland’s prison population has reached a new high of 8,430, whilst at the same time the opening of the new HMP Glasgow – which is intended to ease the problem – is said to be “years behind ...

Labour says HMP Glasgow will not solve overcrowding crisis even though it was built for similar amount to five-star Dubai ...

The number of people in Scotland's prisons has risen back above the level which sparked the early release of hundreds of inmates to free up space. More than 300 inmates, half of whom were serving ...

The Scottish Tory leader said Justice Secretary Angela Constance has “essentially ripped up” the sentences given to prisoners ...

A Raleigh man convicted as a teenager of murdering his father died Tuesday morning following a fight in prison, the North ...

they will still not be able to house the current population The capacity expected to be added to the Scottish prison estate ...

THE number of people in Scotland’s prisons has hit a record high despite the government’s early release schemes, figures ...

Statom Group North has been appointed by Kier to deliver a comprehensive groundworks and RC structures package at its £684m ...

A U.S. man authorities say faked his death and fled to the United Kingdom to avoid rape charges has been sentenced to at ...

The number of people in Scotland’s prisons has hit a record high, the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has said. There were ...