A damning new report from the prison warder’s union has laid bare staff fears after jail numbers reached record levels.

Scottish Prison Service data shows 350 officers were attacked during 2024-25 –the highest number in five years.

Scottish jails resemble “a mini UN conference”, an academic has claimed, amid calls to deport foreign criminals to ease overcrowding. Jim Watson, a criminal justice lecturer at the University ...

The rate of suicide and drugs deaths in Scottish jails is significantly higher than in England, the report said. The Scottish Prison Service said it worked to give people the best possible care ...

Scotland MSPs voted in favor of releasing many prisoners early to address overcrowding in Scottish jails, in a meeting of the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday. Approximately 550 prisoners are ...

The main three nationalities in Scottish jails are Albanians, Romanians and Poles and the most common offences include drugs, theft and robbery, and assault. In November there were 622 foreign ...

‘The Scottish Prison Service are looking at where they stand now and how their policies need to be revised. ‘It’s really easy, no males in female jails. That’s it. ‘There’s no ...

Scottish Tory shadow minister for equalities ... journey' given the crisis of staffing and overcrowding in Scotland’s jails. “It is vital that common sense prevails by prioritising the ...

Their leader, Russell Findlay, has also suggested that SNP ministers could free up space by doing more to remove foreign nationals from jails. The Scottish government says that is a matter for the ...

SNP ministers were today blasted after one in nine cons freed early over the summer to ease pressures on Scottish jails ended up back in prison. The Scottish Prison Service revealed 57 of the 477 ...

"The Scottish Prison Service are looking at where they stand now and how their policies need to be revised. "It's really easy - no males in female jails. That's it. There's no complications here ...