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

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

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay has said he “cannot believe” how little outrage there is over the situation in ...

The Scottish Prison Service has admitted that the death of a man in custody was unlawful - 10 years on from the fatality. Allan Marshall, 30, was on remand at HMP Edinburgh in March 2015 when he was ...

The union representing prison officers has warned the service in Scotland is at 'crisis point', with violence spiking, staff ...

The operating capacity of the prison estate is 7,805, meaning a new prison the size of HMP Grampian or HMP Shotts would be ...

A CHARITY boss helping cons given early release warns they’ll be back “within 24 hours”. Another 800 prisoners are about to ...

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

A new report has highlighted serious concerns raised by prison staff, after inmate numbers reached record levels last week.

It comes as Holyrood’s Criminal Justice Committee is set to vote on a third early release scheme for prisoners to ease ...

A "toxic combination" of overcrowding and understaffing is putting extreme pressure on workers, report by the Prison Officers' Association has found. | ITV News Border ...

Prison officers are demanding more government funding to help tackle the issues caused by overcrowding. Prison bosses say “crisis point” has already been reached as they call for more money to help ...