The police, fire service and prison service had all asked for extra funding to strengthen their numbers and resources.

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has confirmed that there have 27 been “liberations in error”, where people have been ...

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is developing a new policy to prevent suicides behind bars, which it says will be “bold and ...

LONDON — Hundreds of prisoners will be freed in Scotland as part of a broader emergency response to ease the burden of overcrowded prisons across the United Kingdom. “We have been managing an ...

Scotland"s “inhumane” prison suicide prevention strategy is condemned as “unfit for purpose” in a scathing new review calling for its abolition. Among the most shocking findings are claims prison ...

A prison officer sacked for gross misconduct over the death of an inmate has failed in a bid to sue jail chiefs. Kenneth Aitken, 65, argued he had been unfairly dismissed by the Scottish Prison ...

THE Prison Officers Association (POA) has demanded investment to tackle the “deep-seated problems” in the Scottish prison service. Despite two waves of early release schemes over the last year, ...