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 ...

Violent male-bodied criminals could still be sent to female jails if they declare they are transgender, Scotland’s prisons boss has admitted. Theresa Medhurst, the chief executive of the Scottish ...

Scotland's prisons are “dangerously out of control” due to overcrowding, budget cuts and gangland feuds behind bars, it has been claimed. New figures confirm HMP Barlinnie, HMP Edinburgh, HMP ...

Scotland MSPs voted in favor of releasing many prisoners early to address overcrowding in Scottish jails, in a meeting of the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday. Approximately 550 prisoners are ...

VIOLENT criminals, weapons thugs and drug users are among the prisoners released by mistake from Scotland’s jails – with one ...

A FEMALE prison officer was left with a puncture wound to her neck and other injuries after a crazed con tried to kidnap her, ...

Scotland's ruling political group, the Scottish National Party (SNP), has proposed another series of laws that aim to shore up protection for transgendered people, including a ban on conversion ...

Police Scotland said that domestic abuse wouldn’t be tolerated in its pursuit to hold perpetrators accountable ...