The family of a man who died after being restrained by up to 17 prison officers is suing the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), the Crown Office and Scottish ministers over his death. Allan Marshall died […]
Scotland’s new Ā£85m women’s prison is set to open this summer. HMP Stirling will house around 100 inmates and has been designed with a trauma-informed approach – which takes account of gender – to better […]
Sending a transgender rapist to a women’s prison was an “unnecessary shambles”, its former governor said. Rhona Hotchkiss, who ran Cornton Vale until 2017, said she would have refused to have Isla Bryson at the […]
Prisoners nearing the end of their sentences may be released as early as next week to halt the spread of coronavirus in Scotland’s jails. Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf toldĀ The NineĀ staff absences due to the rate […]
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