Scotland begins early release of nearly 400 convicts in effort to relieve prison overcrowding
A long-running crisis of overstuffed jails and backlogged courts has reached a critical level. View on euronews ...
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.
Victims being ignored by early release, says charity
A support organisation says victims feel "deprioritised" as almost 400 prisoners are set to be released early.
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Probe underway after three prison officers stabbed
Scottish Prison Officer staff brought the incident to an end at 5.30am after 12 hours. The injured wardens spent the night in hospital and were understood to be "comfortable". Tony Cameron ...
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Prison officers call on Scottish Labour MPs to back their right to strike
THE Prison Officers Association (POA) has called on Scottish Labour MPs and party leader Anas Sarwar to back its call for a UK-wide right to strike. Prison officers across Britain lost that right as ...
Barlinnie boss defends early releases from 'pressure cooker' prison
The governor of Barlinnie has defended the decision to release inmates early from the 'pressure cooker' prison ...
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The 'scandalous' £1 billion Scottish prison, as costs soar 10 times over the original estimate
Up to 390 short-term prisoners who have served 40 per cent of their sentence will be released by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) in three tranches over six weeks. Ms Constance said when HMP ...
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Prison boss: I'd struggle to survive my own jail
In October, the Scottish government shelved proposals for the automatic early release of long-term prisoners due to concerns from victims of crime. Phil Fairlie of the Prison Officers Association ...