Scotland's prison population has reached a record high. The number of people in custody has been rising for many months and on Tuesday hit 8,430. That number surpasses the previous record of 8,420 set ...

Scotland's justice secretary Angela Constance has conceded the early release of prisoners to tackle record overcrowding will cause anxiety for victims. The emergency scheme which will see nearly 1,000 ...

The number of people in Scotland’s prisons has hit a record high, the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has said. There were ...

Prisoners in Scotland are being "harmed" by the cost of living crisis as inmate wages fail to keep pace with the rising costs of goods and food, according to a new report. Overcrowding also means some ...

Almost 140 Scottish prisoners are to be released today as part of the newest Emergency Early Release scheme to tackle overcrowding in jails. 139 convicts are to be released early this week, with 990 ...

The inmate stopped taking a prescribed medication after experiencing side effects and submitted a request to be seen by a ...

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) failed to spot that a man who it employed as a prison officer had a criminal record for ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Scottish government said on Sunday it would review the management of trans prisoners and introduce measures in the meantime to stop transgender people with a history of ...