LAST autumn at the POA Scotland’s conference in Peebles, my union launched the Crisis Point Reached report, an in-depth ...

The comments, made by Edinburgh and Lothians East hopeful Kate Nevens, have been branded "monumentally stupid".

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 ...

Lawyer Aamer Anwar has called for a meeting with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to push for the lifting of Crown immunity. Sign up for the top news stories every ...

A former prison governor accused John Swinney of leaving Scotland without a female-only prison by refusing to implement a landmark legal ruling. Rhona Hotchkiss warns “women’s rights are being ...

Some 8,430 people were housed in Scotland’s jails on Tuesday. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in the West Midlands. The number of people in ...

WEAPONS seized in Scots prisons hit more than 1,300 over two years amid dangerous overcrowding. A huge surge in confiscations in 2024 and 2025 has been blamed on justice system “chaos” and led to ...

The number of prisoner deaths has soared to more than one a week, new figures reveal. Some 54 deaths were recorded in 2023/24 – the highest since 2012 and 15 higher than the year before. Overall, 399 ...

Life inside Addiewell prison captured is footage on TikTok account Inmates at Scotland’s most violent jail are posting TikTok videos of cellblock parties to boast about their “easy time” inside. The ...