A quarter of prisoners eligible for early release from Scottish prisons were blocked from leaving – after governors ruled ...

Growing issues that the country's prison estate is facing have been highlighted at Holyrood. Scottish Prison Service chief ...

A violent gangland feud has erupted within Scottish prisons, with an inmate left with a shattered eye socket after one ...

WHEN Amy Hatfield started working as a prison nurse, she would never have thought she’d end up behind bars herself. The ...

Are prisoners not “citizens”? AGENDA Why Scotland must go for automatic voting registration Perhaps that is not what she meant, but it does call into question why most prisoners are not able to vote ...

Fury as violent and dangerous criminals to be among hundreds more freed early from Scotland's prisons by SNP led Scottish Government Scottish Conservative justice spokesman Liam Kerr said ...

The parkrun at HMP Dumfries is certainly different but it provides the same mental and physical health benefits for those ...

Mr Geddes' sister has been fighting for justice since her brother was stabbed 40 times by a violent criminal with a history ...

A fatal accident inquiry into the death of a prisoner at a notorious Scots prison has begun, the Crown Office and Procurator ...

A scheme was introduced in Scotland earlier this year to ease overcrowding in prisons, with 477 prisoners released between June and July. Inmates with 180 days or less to serve from a sentence of ...

From William Kidd to Helen Gloag, meet the daring Scots whose exploits rivalled the Caribbean’s most famous buccaneers.

A new exhibition produced by Scottish prisoners has gone on display at a leading Scottish arts venue. More than 100 works created by the prison art group at HMP Greenock in Inverclyde are on display ...