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

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

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

DOZENS of prisoners have been mistakenly released in Scotland over the last three years, figures have shown. The Scottish ...

Justice Secretary David Lammy has been under pressure following a series of high-profile prisoners being accidentally freed.

A man accused of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old boy at a campsite in Scotland has died in prison. John Bell, 44, was ...

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

Over the weekend, it emerged that a total of four offenders freed in error – two released in June this year, and two in 2024 ...

Dozens of prisoners have been mistakenly released in Scotland over the last three years, figures have shown. The Scottish Prison Service said 27 inmates had been accidentally released since 2022.

A man who had been accused of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old boy in the Scottish Highlands has died in prison. John Bell, 44, was charged over an incident at the Loch Ness Bay campsite near ...

The boy was camping with his family in Drumnadrochit when a man approached the child in his tent at Loch Ness Bay Campsite ...

A total of 91 prisoners were released in error between April and October this year, new figures show. It comes after a string ...