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 ...

GANGLAND violence is “out of control” in Scotland leading to communities “living in fear” while the SNP fail to properly fund ...

Scottish prison bosses fear a rise in 'gangsterism ... increase in organised crime violence which is becoming an issue in ...

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 by-election was called following the death of SNP MSP Christina McKelvie. The Scottish government minister died in March ...

Inside Perth Prison, unit manager John Baird shows off a six-rotor drone intercepted by staff recently. It was carrying a ...

‘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 ...

Jails are being flooded with drugs Credit: Alamy It comes after drones were used 65 times to fly drugs into nicks in 2024 - when six inmates died from overdoses. Scottish Conservative justice ...

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 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 ...

Scottish Labour's Davy Russell has won the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election. Mr Russell took top spot with 8,559 ...