"It also means that some of the children don't even realise they are coming into prison." Craig McGill, head of operations at ...

THE early release of almost 1,000 prisoners from Scotland’s jails is set to begin today. Scotland’s justice secretary has ...

The Scottish Parliament has approved plans drawn up by the country’s Government for a third round of early releases to ease ...

Scotland's only privately run prison has been criticised over figures showing high numbers of prisoner assaults and self ...

A JAIL union chief fears a crime gang hood landed a job as a warder in a sinister bid to infiltrate Scotland’s under-pressure ...

The First Minister’s reason for not backing an inquiry into grooming gangs does not stand up to scrutiny ...

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 ...

Bell, of Grangemouth in Falkirk, was charged on September 1 after the sexual assault sparked a police manhunt. He appeared at ...

Figures released by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) show that HMP Addiewell in West Lothian had more cases of prisoner self harm and assault last year than all of Scotland's other 14 prisons ...