Prison boss says he would 'struggle' to survive inside jail due for £1 billion replacement
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Prison boss: I'd struggle to survive my own jail
Michael Stoney said new early release laws were necessary for staff and inmates at Barlinnie prison in Glasgow ...
Up to 390 inmates to be released early in Scotland
Between 260 to 390 prisoners will be eligible for release under the latest move to tackle overcrowding in jails.
SNP ‘squandering money on scandalous scale’ as new prison cost doubles to nearly £1bn
Angela Constance, the party’s justice secretary, blamed inflation for the massive price rise amid accusations of ‘financial ...
Ex-football scout jailed for sexually abusing Scots schoolboys dies in prison
An ex-football coach who was jailed for abusing four schoolboys has died in jail. Kenneth Divers, 80, was jailed in June, ...
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Scotland's billion-pound prison: SNP under fire after it is revealed cost of new jail has increased TENFOLD and cells will open years behind schedule
But it will cost an eye-watering £998.4million, some £742,000 per prisoner when it is full. The Scottish Conservatives have accused the SNP of 'squandering taxpayers' money on a scandalous ...
Inside Scotland’s £1bn super-prison – landscaped gardens, fruit orchards and owls
SNP accused of squandering money on jail akin to a ‘luxury resort or nature reserve’ after costs surge from £100m estimate ...
Lucy Letby's prison set to allow inmates to join upcoming opera performance
Inmates at HMP Bronzefield, where Letby is housed after receiving a life sentence, will be allowed to take part in musical ...
Swinney grilled on soaring costs of new prison
This week, Russell Findlay and Anas Sarwar are joined by Lorna Slater to pose opposition party leaders' questions We know ...
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Glasgow plasterer involved in organised crime dies in prison
A plasterer who acted as a 'wages' paymaster to elite gangsters has died behind bars. Gerard McTaggart passed away in HMP Edinburgh on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. In 2023, we reported how the ...
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The 'scandalous' £1 billion Scottish prison, as costs soar 10 times over the original estimate
Up to 390 short-term prisoners who have served 40 per cent of their sentence will be released by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) in three tranches over six weeks. Ms Constance said when HMP ...
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Cost of keeping a prisoner in Barlinnie revealed as numbers increase
Barlinnie is Scotland's largest jail with around 1400 prisoners despite a capacity for under 1000. The jail is to be replaced ...