Prison boss: I'd struggle to survive my own jail
Michael Stoney said new early release laws were necessary for staff and inmates at Barlinnie prison in Glasgow ...
The 'scandalous' £1 billion Scottish prison, as costs soar 10 times over the original estimate
The replacement for Barlinnie prison will cost almost £1 billion, almost 10 times the initial estimate. The updated cost was ...
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Up to 390 inmates to be released early in Scotland
Up to 390 prisoners will be released early starting from next month in the latest move from the Scottish government to reduce ...
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Scotland's billion-pound prison: SNP under fire after it is revealed cost of new jail has increased TENFOLD and cells will open years behind schedule
That is a total dereliction of duty at a time when the SNP are about to release hundreds of dangerous prisoners due to their failure to invest in Scotland's prison estate over 18 years in power.
Swinney grilled on soaring costs of new prison
Swinney insists he wants to make sure there is a replacement prison that is safe and secure. We now know the replacement for ...
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Outcry over 'shameful' SNP plan to empty Scotland's jails of almost 400 prisoners despite public safety fears
The Scottish Government said the mass release would take place next month in a bid to ease pressure on crowded jails. A new law means short-term prisoners will be let out after serving only 40 per ...
SNP ‘squandering money on scandalous scale’ as new prison cost doubles to nearly £1bn
Angela Constance, the party’s justice secretary, blamed inflation for the massive price rise amid accusations of ‘financial ...
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Groundbreaking exhibition showcases art from Scottish prisons
A unique and groundbreaking exhibition from Fife College, Connections: Beyond, is set to open later this month.
Money launderer who delivered wages to Scotland's biggest crime gang dies in jail
A Scots money launderer who delivered wages to gangsters has died in jail. . Gerard McTaggart, 49, was jailed for four years ...
Inside Scotland’s £1bn super-prison – landscaped gardens, fruit orchards and owls
SNP accused of squandering money on jail akin to a ‘luxury resort or nature reserve’ after costs surge from £100m estimate ...
HMP Glasgow: Cost of replacement jail for HMP Barlinnie soars to almost £1bn
The cost of HMP Glasgow has more than doubled from its 2019 estimate of £400m to £998.4m. This is nearly 10 times the ...