The introduction of body-worn cameras to monitor confrontations between staff and prisoners in Scottish prisons is reportedly being resisted by prison officers who fear the recordings will be used ...

Allan Marshall was on remand at HMP Edinburgh in 2015 when he was restrained face down by up to 17 prison officers.

The number of people in Scotland's prisons has risen back above the level which sparked the early release of hundreds of inmates to free up space. More than 300 inmates, half of whom were serving ...

People released from prison in Scotland are facing a mental health and substance use crisis, according to new research. The study tracked more than 8,000 former prisoners over four years to assess ...

Prison officers have warned that overcrowding and understaffing have pushed Scotland's jails to "crisis point." The prison population hit an all-time high of 8,430 last week, beating the previous ...

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 ...

MSP Sharon Dowey says more must be done to target substance misuse in Scottish prisons. The South Scotland representative spoke following an inquiry on substance misuse in prisons in the Scottish ...

CONS have been treated to hundreds of pet therapy sessions to reduce their stress in Scotland’s crisis-hit jails, we can reveal. Taxpayers have funded one-on-one time with dogs, rabbits, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) – A Scottish man who ...

More than 300 staff resigned from the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) between April 2021 and January 2026 due to mental or physical ailments.

The incredible footage, from Dronie No Dae That shows that works are now underway at the huge site.