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 ...

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

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 ...

Ex-prison governor Rhona Hotchkiss has warned “women’s rights are being breached” and accused John Swinney of leaving ...

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 ...

Labour MSP Katy Clark says Scottish budget was "a missed opportunity to invest in Scotland's police, prisons and fire and rescue service".

The campaign comes after an inquiry into two deaths at a Scottish jail found a “catalogue of failures” in the prison system.

Rhona Hotchkiss criticised the Scottish Prison Services’ (SPS) transgender policy ahead of a judicial review in February.