Scotland recorded its highest yearly number of deaths in prison custody, according to statistics published by the Scottish ...

Scotland’s prison population remains near record levels at around 8,500 despite emergency early release measures. Inside HMP ...

An early release scheme intended to relieve prison overcrowding in Scotland saw 40 per cent of eligible prisoners blocked ...

Scotland’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, Sara Snell, has warned that young people in custody at HMP/YOI Polmont spend too long ...

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) says the technique will reduce injuries among prison officers and inmates following three ...

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 ...

A new support service which provides tailored support to families with a parent in prison has been launched in south-west Scotland. Early Years Scotland (EYS) already works with six of Scotland's ...

Livingston constituency MP Gregor Poynton has written to Justice Secretary Angela Constance MSP demanding urgent answers ...

The population remains stubbornly high despite the fact that hundreds of prisoners have been freed early since November.