HMP Stirling's deputy governor says soaring numbers of inmates on remand are hampering rehabilitation.

The Scottish Prison Service confirmed the 28-year-old died at Saughton prison on Friday.

Since 2024, GSFF has been running a series of screenings and workshops in HMP & YOI Polmont, an experience which has vitally informed our...

The young offenders institution was heavily criticised last year following the deaths of Katie Allan and William Brown in 2018.

A Holyrood committee has backed another prisoner release scheme amid warnings of an “emergency situation” in Scotland’s prisons.

When the chief inspector of Scotland's prisons visited Glenochil in February, the 668-capacity jail was holding 770 inmates.

Both the Scottish Prison Service and the Scottish government said action was now needed.

Allan Marshall died four days after being restrained by prison officers at HMP Edinburgh in March 2015.

Seven recommendations have been made by a sheriff after an FAI into the death of 20-year-old Jack McKenzie in Polmont.

The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research found 64 people died in jail in 2024 - up from 40 in 2023.

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Michael Stoney said new early release laws were necessary for staff and inmates at Barlinnie prison in Glasgow.

A fatal accident inquiry concludes that Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, may not have died if reasonable precautions had been taken.

Sara Snell has been appointed as the new HM chief inspector of prisons for Scotland. She has extensive experience in the UK justice system having worked in HM Prison Service in England and Wales for 2...

By Dani Garavelli

Scotland’s prison population is among the highest per capita in western Europe. On this week’s Eòrpa, Eilidh Maciver investigates why, what effect this has, and what other options there are.

The head of the Scottish Prison Service, Teresa Medhurst, says jails are reaching "tipping point" and inmates could be released early.

William Brown took his own life in jail at the age of 16 despite never having been convicted of a crime.

Katie and William killed themselves at Polmont Young Offenders Institution. Who's liable?

THE sudden announcement that the rightly renowned 218 service for women offenders in Glasgow is to close is shocking. The decision needs to be…

The lifeline service which helps the city's most vulnerable women will close after the council offered an 'unworkable budget'.

Prison governors have written to MSPs over "significant concerns" about the rising number of inmates in Scotland. Natalie Beal, chair of the Prison Governors’ Association Scotland (PGAS), said staff were under "significant strain" and called for "urgent mitigation".

Turning Point 218 Service is facing job losses and closure after almost two decades in the community.

A lack of prison escort workers is having a 'significant impact' on the country's legal system, an independent body said.

Here’s what they’re saying. The officers are saying they’re deeply worried. The charity workers are saying the place is “boiling” and…

Scotland's largest prison is overcrowded and outdated but a replacement has been pushed back to 2027.