The population remains stubbornly high despite the fact that hundreds of prisoners have been freed early since November.

A former prison governor warned there were “no women’s prisons in Scotland” due to a policy which will be subject to a judicial review next month. Rhona Hotchkiss, a former governor of now-closed HMP ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The force reported that 32 offenders accumulated total sentences of more than 228 years in 2025, with one person given 17 years in ...

A gripping new series goes inside Scotland's largest prison, exposing the tensions, dangers and fragile hopes behind its ...

Double rapist Isla Bryson sparked an public outcry after being sent to a a women's prison Trans women who have hurt or threatened women or girls will not be held in female prisons unless there are ...

Radar device could help tackle growing number of prison deaths, scientists say - 64 people died in custody in Scotland in 2024/25 – the highest annual figure in more than a decade, and a 60% increase ...

Serial domestic abusers in Scotland were sentenced to a total of almost 230 years in prison this year in a major crackdown by the police. The force reported that 32 offenders accumulated total ...