Sodexo-run HMP Addiewell has the highest number of self-harm cases and prisoner assaults in Scotland. Figures released to the ...

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) failed to spot that a man who it employed as a prison officer had a criminal record for ...

Scottish prison bosses say a pilot scheme to combat the problem of drones being used to deliver drugs and weapons into jails is helping to dismantle organised crime networks. Drones have become a ...

The number of people in Scotland’s prisons has hit a record high, the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has said. There were ...

Scotland's prison population has reached a record high. The number of people in custody has been rising for many months and on Tuesday hit 8,430. That number surpasses the previous record of 8,420 set ...

Scotland's jails are at “breaking point” as prison officers today demand urgent action on “dangerous” levels of overcrowding. A damning new report from the prison warder’s union has laid bare staff ...

Scots prisoners released early from jail by the SNP Government have described conditions inside as "terrible". Dozens of inmates walked free today under a desperate bid to ease serious overcrowding ...