Early release of almost 1,000 prisoners from Scotland’s jails to begin today

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

Scots prisoners freed early from Barlinnie shout 'liberation' as they describe 'terrible' conditions

Scots prisoners released early from jail by the SNP Government have described conditions inside as "terrible". Dozens of ...
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Scottish Parliament approves another 1,000 early prison releases

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

Early release of prisoners will cause victims anxiety, admits minister

Scotland's justice secretary Angela Constance has conceded the early release of prisoners to tackle record overcrowding will ...

Glasgow prisoners freed early from 'chaos' of Barlinnie jail shout 'liberation'

The Scottish Government is releasing 139 convicts from prisons across Scotland this week in a bid to curb overcrowding ...

Scots prisoners to be released today to tackle overcrowding

Scots prisoners are set to be released today as part of the latest Emergency Early Release scheme. The Scottish Parliament ...

SNP Justice Secretary Angela Constance accused of misleading Parliament on trans prisoners debate

The SNP’s justice secretary has been accused of misleading parliament over a court case on its trans prisoners policy. Angela ...

SNP ministers and prison service must realise honesty is crucial to releasing Scottish prisoners early

It is a tricky issue to get the public onside with - but transparency will benefit both sides ...

Dozens of prisoners released from Scots jails BY MISTAKE as jaw-dropping blunders revealed

DOZENS of prisoners have been mistakenly released from Scotland’s jails in a catalogue of blunders, new figures have revealed ...

'Some children do not realise they are in a prison'

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

Private jail with more assaults than Glasgow Barlinnie 'worst in Scotland'

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 ...