Scottish prisoners released 614 prisoners early in a drive to reduce overcrowding – only for jails to end up more full than ...

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. Subscribe to read this story ...

The number of people in Scotland’s prisons has hit a record high, the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has said. There were 8,430 people behind bars on Tuesday, above the previous high of 8,420, with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited (Reach Publishing Services Limited) Scottish Prison governors issued an update about the ...

Analysis by Scottish Labour has shown that if the new facilities increase capacity as intended, they will still not be able to house the current population The capacity expected to be added to the ...