Prison inspectors found that overcrowding and its impacts were the” primary concerns” and warned it breaches UN rules. Ever after the early release of short-term prisoners, the average prison ...

Fewer than one in eight adults watched the BBC Scotland digital channel each week last year - despite it having cost ...

Last Tuesday marked the celebration of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Barlinnie Prison - it’s been 65 years since they began.

A convicted loyalist bomber and major suspect in the shocking Loughinisland massacre stepped out in the summer sunshine on ...

CONVICTED criminals including violent thugs are being freed from jail to be deported then returning to Scotland - creating a ...

Since 2021, 128 prison employees have been dismissed due to ‘mental ill health,’ as the number of altercations involving prisoners has risen.

Glasgow's revamped Citizens Theatre will premiere a show described as 'equal parts psychological thriller and pitch-black comedy.' ...

Police surveillance uncovered the plan which involved transporting drugs in balloons and Kinder eggs to HMP Addiewell.

Prison reform campaigners have called for a cap on the number of prisoners in Scotland as jails grow dangerously overcrowded ...

Prisoners at Glasgow's newest custody centre for women have had their food budget cut by 25%. Glasgow’s new women’s jail has been given a positive report by inspectors praising relations between staff ...